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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A humorous - mocking imitation of a literary work - sometimes sarcastic - but often playful and even respectful in its playful imitation






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






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






4. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






7. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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'






14. The dictionary meaning of a word






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. The unified structure of a literary work






19. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






23. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






29. The main character of a literary work






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






31. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






35. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






38. A character who changes






39. Writing like we speak






40. The angle from which a story is narrated






41. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






42. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






48. Writing like we speak






49. The unified structure of a literary work






50. The selection of words in a literary work