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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






2. The main idea of a short story






3. 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






4. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






8. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






12. The means by which writers present and reveal character






13. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The dictionary meaning of a word






21. Writing like we speak






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






23. The selection of words in a literary work






24. Writing like we speak






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






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






27. A struggle within a character






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






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






30. A character who changes






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






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






33. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






35. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






40. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






42. The means by which writers present and reveal character






43. The time and place of a literary work






44. The main character of a literary work






45. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






50. When the opposite of What is expected occurs







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