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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of conflicts and crises that make up a story's plot leading up to the climax






2. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






4. The implied meaning of a word






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






6. 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






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






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






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






11. A character who does not change






12. The conversation of characters in a literary work






13. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






16. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






19. The selection of words in a literary work






20. The conversation of characters in a literary work






21. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. The means by which writers present and reveal character






26. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






27. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






29. The unified structure of a literary work






30. 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






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






32. A character who does not change






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






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






35. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






45. Hints of What is to come in the action of 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. A character who contrasts the main character in a story.






48. 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.'






49. The implied meaning of a word






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