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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. Point of view in which the narrator is a character or an observer






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






3. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






5. 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.'






6. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






10. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






12. The implied meaning of a word






13. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






14. 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






15. The angle from which a story is narrated






16. The dictionary meaning of a word






17. The means by which writers present and reveal character






18. 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'






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






26. 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






27. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






36. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






42. The time and place of a literary work






43. The main character of a literary work






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






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






46. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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







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