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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work - to be distinguished from the actual living author






2. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






4. The main idea of a short story






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






6. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






10. 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






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






12. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






13. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






16. 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






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






19. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






21. The main character of a literary work






22. A struggle within a character






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






24. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






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






30. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






32. Writing like we speak






33. The time and place of a literary work






34. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






38. The angle from which a story is narrated






39. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






43. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






44. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






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






50. The dictionary meaning of a word







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