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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe






2. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






4. The angle from which a story is narrated






5. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






7. 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.'






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






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






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






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






12. The selection of words in a literary work






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






14. The implied meaning of a word






15. 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






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






17. The unified structure of a literary work






18. Writing like we speak






19. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






21. The time and place of a literary work






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






23. A character who does not change






24. A character who changes






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






26. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






30. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






35. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






37. 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'






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






39. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






43. The time and place of a literary work






44. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






46. 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






47. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






48. A character who does not change






49. 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'






50. A struggle within a character







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