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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as. ex. 'My love is a red - red rose -'






2. A struggle within a character






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






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






5. A set of conflicts and crises that make up a story's plot leading up to the climax






6. Writing like we speak






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






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






9. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






10. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






11. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






14. The main idea of a short story






15. A character who changes






16. A reference to another literary work - myth - or work of art - in a short story






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






18. Point of view in which the narrator is a character or an observer






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






20. 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






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






22. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






23. Point of view in which the narrator is a character or an observer






24. The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative






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






26. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






27. A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words. Examples include hyperbole - simile and metaphor






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






29. A character who does not change






30. The main character of a literary work






31. The unified structure of a literary work






32. The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose - as in 'I rose and told him of my woe'






33. An imagined story - whether in prose - poetry - or drama






34. The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. When a character speaks in ignorance of a situation or event known to the audience or to the other characters






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






43. The main character of a literary work






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






45. The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe






46. The implied meaning of a word






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






48. The conversation of characters in a literary work






49. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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