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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






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






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






4. The dictionary meaning of a word






5. The main character of a literary work






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






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






8. 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






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






10. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






11. The means by which writers present and reveal character






12. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






18. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






20. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






23. The selection of words in a literary work






24. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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'






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






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






34. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






37. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






38. 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






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






40. The angle from which a story is narrated






41. A character who does not change






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






43. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






45. A character who changes






46. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






48. The main idea of a short story






49. 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






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