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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative






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






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






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






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






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






7. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






10. A character who changes






11. 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'






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






13. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






14. 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






15. 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






16. The selection of words in a literary work






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






18. The unified structure of a literary work






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






20. A character who does not change






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






22. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The implied meaning of a word






32. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






33. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






34. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






36. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






37. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






46. A character who does not change






47. A character who changes






48. The means by which writers present and reveal character






49. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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