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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A character Who is well developed by the author and who many characteristics






2. The unified structure of a literary work






3. A struggle within a character






4. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






5. Writing like we speak






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






7. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






9. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






12. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






15. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






16. 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.'






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






18. A character who does not change






19. 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






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






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






22. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






23. 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.'






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






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






26. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. The dictionary meaning of a word






35. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






39. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






41. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






42. The conversation of characters in a literary work






43. The angle from which a story is narrated






44. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






45. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






49. 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






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