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






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






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






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






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






6. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






7. 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






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






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






10. The unified structure of a literary work






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 who contrasts the main character in a story.






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






14. The time and place of a literary work






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






16. The angle from which a story is narrated






17. A character who changes






18. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






22. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






24. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






26. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






28. 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






29. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






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






36. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






39. The main character of a literary work






40. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






41. 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'






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






43. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






44. The means by which writers present and reveal character






45. A character who does not change






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






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






48. 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






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






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