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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






6. The main character of a literary work






7. A character who does not change






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






9. Writing like we speak






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






13. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






14. The implied meaning of a word






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






16. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






25. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






30. The main character of a literary work






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. A struggle within a character






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






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






39. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






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






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






45. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






46. 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






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






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






49. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






50. The grammatical order of words in a sentence