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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The things we can see - hear - taste - feel - or smell in a short story






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






3. The main idea of a short story






4. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






9. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






15. Writing like we speak






16. The main character of a literary work






17. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






20. The unified structure of a literary work






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






28. 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.'






29. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






37. The implied meaning of a word






38. The time and place of a literary work






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






40. 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






41. The angle from which a story is narrated






42. The main character of a literary work






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






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






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






46. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






50. The implied meaning of a word