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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative






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






3. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






7. A character who changes






8. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The time and place of a literary work






17. 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.'






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






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






20. The unified structure of a literary work






21. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






23. Writing like we speak






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






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






26. 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






27. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






31. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






33. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






35. A character who does not change






36. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






37. The angle from which a story is narrated






38. The angle from which a story is narrated






39. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






41. 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






42. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






43. 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






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






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






46. 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






47. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






49. A struggle within a character






50. The main idea of a short story