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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hints of What is to come in the action of a story






2. 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'






3. The main idea of a short story






4. A character who does not change






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






6. The unified structure of a literary work






7. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






8. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






10. 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






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






12. The dictionary meaning of a word






13. 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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. A struggle within a character






19. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






20. The time and place of a literary work






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






22. The time and place of a literary work






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






24. Writing like we speak






25. The selection of words in a literary work






26. The means by which writers present and reveal character






27. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






28. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






30. 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






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






32. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






35. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






36. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






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






42. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






46. The selection of words in a literary work






47. The unified structure of a literary work






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






49. The main character of a literary work






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