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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The angle from which a story is narrated






2. The unified structure of a literary work






3. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






4. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






5. 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






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






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






8. Writing like we speak






9. 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'






10. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






13. Point of view in which the narrator is a character or an observer






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






15. A struggle within a character






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






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






18. The main idea of a short story






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






20. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






23. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






28. A character who changes






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






42. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






44. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






45. The main idea of a short story






46. A struggle within a character






47. The means by which writers present and reveal character






48. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






50. 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