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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An object or action in a literary work that means more than itself - that stands for something beyond itself






2. 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






3. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






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






8. The main character of a literary work






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






10. The conversation of characters in a literary work






11. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






12. The implied meaning of a word






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






15. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






16. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






18. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






19. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






20. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






22. 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






23. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






25. The angle from which a story is narrated






26. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. A character who changes






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






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






40. The unified structure of a literary work






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. A struggle within a character






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






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






45. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






48. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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