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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






3. The dictionary meaning of a word






4. 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






5. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






6. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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 unified structure of a literary work






14. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






16. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






18. The main idea of a short story






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






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






21. Writing like we speak






22. The conversation of characters in a literary work






23. The selection of words in a literary work






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. A character who changes






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






27. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






30. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






34. The implied meaning of a word






35. A character who changes






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






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






38. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects







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