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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first stage of a story - in which necessary background information is provided






2. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






4. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






6. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






7. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






20. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






25. The main idea of a short story






26. 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






27. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






28. A character who changes






29. A character who does not change






30. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






31. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






34. The main character of a literary work






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






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






37. 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






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






39. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






41. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






42. The main idea of a short story






43. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






48. The unified structure of a literary work






49. The implied meaning of a word






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






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