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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






2. The main character of a literary work






3. 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'






4. A character who changes






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






6. A character who changes






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






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






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






10. A character who does not change






11. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






15. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






16. The unified structure of a literary work






17. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






18. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






19. The conversation of characters in a literary work






20. The selection of words in a literary work






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






22. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






25. The unified structure of a literary work






26. The dictionary meaning of a word






27. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






29. The implied meaning of a word






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






31. The main idea of a short story






32. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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.'






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






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






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






42. The time and place of a literary work






43. 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






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






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






47. 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






48. 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.'






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






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