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






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






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






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






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






7. A character who changes






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






9. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






14. The main character of a literary work






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






16. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






19. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






21. The conversation of characters in a literary work






22. A struggle within a character






23. The unified structure of a literary work






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. The unified structure of a literary work






26. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






27. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






29. Writing like we speak






30. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






32. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






37. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






39. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






40. A character who does not change






41. The angle from which a story is narrated






42. 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






43. A character who does not change






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






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






47. The selection of words in a literary work






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






49. The dictionary meaning of a word






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