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






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






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






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






6. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






11. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






12. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






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






14. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






16. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






18. Writing like we speak






19. The implied meaning of a word






20. A struggle within a character






21. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






23. The time and place of a literary work






24. 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






25. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






27. The main character of a literary work






28. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






31. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






33. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






36. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






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






38. 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






39. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






44. 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'






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






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