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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An intensification of the conflict in a story or play






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






3. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






6. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






10. The implied meaning of a word






11. The main character of a literary work






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






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






14. A character who does not change






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






16. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






21. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






24. The selection of words in a literary work






25. 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






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






27. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






30. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






32. A character who changes






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






34. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






37. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






40. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






43. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






47. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






49. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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