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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The conversation of characters in a literary work






2. 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






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






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






5. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






8. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






11. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






12. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






13. The time and place of a literary work






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






15. The dictionary meaning of a word






16. The unified structure of a literary work






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






18. 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'






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






20. 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






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






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 main character of a literary work






24. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






25. The angle from which a story is narrated






26. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






30. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






32. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






37. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






39. 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






40. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






43. The time and place of a literary work






44. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






45. Writing like we speak






46. 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'






47. 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.'






48. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






49. A character who changes






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