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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






2. 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.'






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






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






5. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






9. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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. 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'






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






14. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






18. 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






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






20. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






23. The selection of words in a literary work






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






25. 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






26. The unified structure of a literary work






27. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. A character who does not change






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






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






41. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






46. The unified structure of a literary work






47. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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