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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A character who does not change






2. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






4. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






5. 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






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






7. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






11. 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'






12. The dictionary meaning of a word






13. The implied meaning of a word






14. 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.'






15. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






17. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






19. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






21. The implied meaning of a word






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






29. The dictionary meaning of a word






30. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






34. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






39. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






42. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






46. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






48. 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






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






50. When characters say the opposite of what they mean