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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






2. The main idea of a short story






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






4. The main character of a literary work






5. The unified structure of a literary work






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






7. 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.'






8. The time and place of a literary work






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






10. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A character who changes






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






22. The selection of words in a literary work






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






24. The implied meaning of a word






25. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






36. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






46. A character who changes






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






48. The angle from which a story is narrated






49. The main character of a literary work






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