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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The resolution of the plot of a literary work. All the loose ends are tied up






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






3. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






8. The implied meaning of a word






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






10. 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






11. The means by which writers present and reveal character






12. 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






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






14. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






17. The main character of a literary work






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






19. The main character of a literary work






20. A character who does not change






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






22. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






27. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






28. 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'






29. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






31. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






36. The selection of words in a literary work






37. A struggle within a character






38. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






44. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






45. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






50. A character who changes