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Fiction Basics Vocab

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






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






3. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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'






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






19. The main character of a literary work






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






21. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






24. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






29. Writing like we speak






30. The unified structure of a literary work






31. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






33. A character who changes






34. 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






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






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






37. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






39. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






42. The implied meaning of a word






43. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






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







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