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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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'






11. The implied meaning of a word






12. The selection of words in a literary work






13. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






15. 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.'






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






17. Writing like we speak






18. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






20. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






22. The main character of a literary work






23. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






26. The time and place of a literary work






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






28. 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.'






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






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






31. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






35. 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






36. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






37. A character who changes






38. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






39. A character who does not change






40. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






41. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






49. A struggle within a character






50. The unified structure of a literary work