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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself - that stands for something beyond itself






2. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






5. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






8. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






9. The main character of a literary work






10. A character who changes






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. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






15. 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.'






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






17. The time and place of a literary work






18. A character who does not change






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






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






21. The selection of words in a literary work






22. 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






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






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






25. A character who does not change






26. The implied meaning of a word






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






28. 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






29. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






30. The main idea of a short story






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






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






33. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






34. 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'






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






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






37. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






41. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






44. The main character of a literary work






45. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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