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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






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






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






4. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






7. A character who changes






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






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






10. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






14. The dictionary meaning of a word






15. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






18. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






21. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






24. The unified structure of a literary work






25. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The selection of words in a literary work






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






32. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






48. The means by which writers present and reveal character






49. 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.'






50. 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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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