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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point at which a character understands what his or her situation as it really is






2. A struggle within a character






3. A struggle within a character






4. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






5. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






9. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






11. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






18. 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






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






20. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






24. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






26. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






29. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






33. A character who changes






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






35. 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






36. A character who does not change






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






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






39. 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'






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






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






42. The time and place of a literary work






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






44. 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.'






45. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






49. Writing like we speak






50. 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