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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of conflicts and crises that make up a story's plot leading up to the climax






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






3. A character who does not change






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






5. A character who changes






6. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






9. A character who does not change






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






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






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






13. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






17. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






21. 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.'






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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'






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






31. The time and place of a literary work






32. The selection of words in a literary work






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






34. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






37. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






40. Writing like we speak






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






42. The main idea of a short story






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






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






45. The main character of a literary work






46. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






47. The angle from which a story is narrated






48. The dictionary meaning of a word






49. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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