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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The main character of a literary work






3. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






6. Writing like we speak






7. A character who does not change






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






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






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






11. 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'






12. The time and place of a literary work






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






14. 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.'






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. A character who changes






23. The implied meaning of a word






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. 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






26. The unified structure of a literary work






27. The dictionary meaning of a word






28. The main character of a literary work






29. A character who does not change






30. The selection of words in a literary work






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






32. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






42. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






46. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






48. 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






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






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