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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. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






3. 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






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






5. 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'






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






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






8. 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






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






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






11. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






15. The unified structure of a literary work






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






17. 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.'






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






19. The angle from which a story is narrated






20. A struggle within a character






21. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






26. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






27. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






28. The time and place of a literary work






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






30. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






32. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






36. A character who changes






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






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






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






40. The main idea of a short story






41. The selection of words in a literary work






42. 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






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






44. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






45. The selection of words in a literary work






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






47. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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