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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A struggle within a character






2. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






4. The main idea of a short story






5. 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






6. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






7. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






10. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






11. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






14. 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






15. A character who does not change






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






17. 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






18. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






19. Writing like we speak






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






21. The time and place of a literary work






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






23. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






31. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






33. 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






34. The selection of words in a literary work






35. The unified structure of a literary work






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






37. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






40. 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.'






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






42. A character who does not change






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






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






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






46. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






47. A character who changes






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






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






50. The implied meaning of a word