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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






2. 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






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






4. The means by which writers present and reveal character






5. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






7. The selection of words in a literary work






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






9. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






10. The implied meaning of a word






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. The dictionary meaning of a word






16. The main character of a literary work






17. 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






18. A struggle within a character






19. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






24. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






27. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






32. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






34. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






36. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






37. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






40. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






43. The unified structure of a literary work






44. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






49. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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