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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






2. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






4. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






8. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






9. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






11. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






12. 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






13. A struggle within a character






14. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






18. A character who changes






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






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






21. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






24. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






25. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






35. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






36. The unified structure of a literary work






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






38. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






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






43. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






44. 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.'






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






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






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






48. 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






49. A character who does not change






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