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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






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






3. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






6. 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






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






8. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






9. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






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






14. A character who does not change






15. The implied meaning of a word






16. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






20. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






21. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






25. 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'






26. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






27. Writing like we speak






28. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






33. A struggle within a character






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






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






36. A character who does not change






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






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






39. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






47. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






50. 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







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