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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The time and place of a literary work






12. The means by which writers present and reveal character






13. Writing like we speak






14. 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






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






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






17. A struggle within a character






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






19. A character who does not change






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






21. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






34. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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 angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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