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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An imagined story - whether in prose - poetry - or drama






2. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






6. Writing like we speak






7. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






8. The main character of a literary work






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






17. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






19. A character who does not change






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






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






22. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






23. The selection of words in a literary work






24. 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'






25. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






35. A struggle within a character






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






37. A character who changes






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






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






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






41. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






45. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






46. 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.'






47. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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