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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intensification of the conflict in a story or play






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






3. The main character of a literary work






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






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






6. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






9. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






13. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






15. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






18. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






21. A character who does not change






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






31. The time and place of a literary work






32. The main idea of a short story






33. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






35. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






36. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






38. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






44. A character who changes






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






46. A character who does not change






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






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






49. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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