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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






3. The dictionary meaning of a word






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






18. The time and place of a literary work






19. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






21. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






24. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






27. 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






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






29. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






32. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






34. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






35. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






41. 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.'






42. 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'






43. The means by which writers present and reveal character






44. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






47. The conversation of characters in a literary work






48. A character who changes






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






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