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






2. 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'






3. 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






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






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






6. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






9. A struggle within a character






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






12. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






16. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






18. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






20. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






22. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






23. 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






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. The time and place of a literary work






26. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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. An intensification of the conflict in a story or play






34. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






39. The time and place of a literary work






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






41. The conversation of characters in a literary work






42. Writing like we speak






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






44. Writing like we speak






45. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






47. The unified structure of a literary work






48. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






50. The main character of a literary work