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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






2. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






8. The angle from which a story is narrated






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






17. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






20. The time and place of a literary work






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






22. A struggle within a character






23. A struggle within a character






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






25. The main idea of a short story






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






27. The main character of a literary work






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 turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story






30. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






32. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






37. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






38. 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'






39. 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






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






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






42. The means by which writers present and reveal character






43. 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.'






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






45. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






46. The implied meaning of a word






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






48. Writing like we speak






49. The angle from which a story is narrated






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