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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.'






6. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. The main idea of a short story






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






17. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






18. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






22. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






23. A character who changes






24. The unified structure of a literary work






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






26. A character who does not change






27. 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'






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






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






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






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






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






33. A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as. ex. 'My love is a red - red rose -'






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






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






36. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






38. A character who changes






39. The main idea of a short story






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






41. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






45. 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.'






46. 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






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






48. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






49. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






50. Writing like we speak