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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A character who changes






3. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






4. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






7. 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'






8. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






11. A struggle within a character






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






13. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






17. Writing like we speak






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






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






20. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






23. The angle from which a story is narrated






24. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






26. The implied meaning of a word






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






28. The means by which writers present and reveal character






29. The conversation of characters in a literary work






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






37. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






39. The selection of words in a literary work






40. 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






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






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






43. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






45. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






48. Writing like we speak






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






50. The means by which writers present and reveal character