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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A character who does not change






2. 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






3. Writing like we speak






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






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






6. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






7. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






8. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






10. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






15. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






23. A character who does not change






24. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






26. The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe






27. The means by which writers present and reveal character






28. The time and place of a literary work






29. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






30. The main idea of a short story






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






32. The implied meaning of a word






33. The selection of words in a literary work






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






35. The unified structure of a literary work






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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'






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






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






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






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






45. The main character of a literary work






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






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






48. Writing like we speak






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






50. The grammatical order of words in a sentence