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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means






2. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






4. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






5. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






8. The time and place of a literary work






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






10. 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'






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






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






14. 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






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






16. The selection of words in a literary work






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






18. The unified structure of a literary work






19. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






21. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






23. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






24. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






27. A character who changes






28. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






32. 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.'






33. A character who changes






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






35. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






39. 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






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






41. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Writing like we speak






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






50. The angle from which a story is narrated