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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point at which a character understands what his or her situation as it really is






2. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






3. The main idea of a short story






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






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






6. The time and place of a literary work






7. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






10. Writing like we speak






11. 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.'






12. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






13. The conversation of characters in a literary work






14. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






16. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






19. The unified structure of a literary work






20. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






29. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






31. 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






32. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






34. The means by which writers present and reveal character






35. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






37. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






40. The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist






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






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






43. The things we can see - hear - taste - feel - or smell in a short story






44. 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'






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






46. The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist






47. The selection of words in a literary work






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






49. A character who does not change






50. The angle from which a story is narrated