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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






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






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






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






5. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






10. The unified structure of a literary work






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






12. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






14. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






15. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






16. The time and place of a literary work






17. A struggle within a character






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






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






20. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






21. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






24. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






26. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






28. The angle from which a story is narrated






29. The conversation of characters in a literary work






30. The main character of a literary work






31. The main idea of a short story






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






33. The means by which writers present and reveal character






34. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






36. The selection of words in a literary work






37. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






41. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






44. A character who changes






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






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






47. The main character of a literary work






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






49. The implied meaning of a word






50. The dictionary meaning of a word







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