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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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'






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






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






4. The unified structure of a literary work






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






6. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






20. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






21. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






23. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






28. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






29. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






32. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






35. The main character of a literary work






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






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






38. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






40. The main character of a literary work






41. A character who does not change






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






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






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






45. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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