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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work - to be distinguished from the actual living author






2. Hints of What is to come in the action of a story






3. A character Who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics






4. Hints of What is to come in the action of a story






5. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






6. The conversation of characters in a literary work






7. A struggle within a character






8. The way an author chooses words - arranges them in sentences or in lines of dialogue or verse - and develops ideas and actions with description - imagery - and other literary techniques






9. A humorous - mocking imitation of a literary work - sometimes sarcastic - but often playful and even respectful in its playful imitation






10. The first stage of a story - in which necessary background information is provided






11. The implied meaning of a word






12. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






13. A character who changes






14. A character who contrasts the main character in a story.






15. The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work - to be distinguished from the actual living author






16. A character who does not change






17. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






18. An intensification of the conflict in a story or play






19. Narrator knows everything about all the characters' thoughts and various situations






20. The action following the climax of the work that moves it towards its denouement or resolution






21. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






22. The implied meaning of a word






23. The main character of a literary work






24. Narrator knows everything about all the characters' thoughts and various situations






25. A figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like - as - or as though. An example: 'My love is like a red - red rose.'






26. A struggle within a character






27. When a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means






28. Writing like we speak






29. A parallel plot in a play or story that coexists with the main plot






30. The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story






31. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






32. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






33. A character Who is well developed by the author and who many characteristics






34. A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play - usually resolved by the end of the work. It may occur within a character as well as between characters






35. A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as. ex. 'My love is a red - red rose -'






36. The point at which a character understands what his or her situation as it really is






37. The unified structure of a literary work






38. An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself - that stands for something beyond itself






39. The selection of words in a literary work






40. A parallel plot in a play or story that coexists with the main plot






41. A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and makes fun of its stupidities






42. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






43. The selection of words in a literary work






44. The main character of a literary work






45. A character Who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics






46. The action following the climax of the work that moves it towards its denouement or resolution






47. The angle from which a story is narrated






48. The repetition of consonant sounds - especially at the beginning of words. 'Fetched fresh'






49. An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself - that stands for something beyond itself






50. The dictionary meaning of a word