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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A struggle within a character






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






3. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






6. The time and place of a literary work






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






8. 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






9. The unified structure of a literary work






10. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






14. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






16. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






17. The conversation of characters in a literary work






18. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






19. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






20. The main idea of a short story






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






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






23. The unified structure of a literary work






24. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






26. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






27. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






28. A character who does not change






29. 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






30. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






32. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






33. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






34. The main character of a literary work






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






36. The time and place of a literary work






37. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






42. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The implied meaning of a word







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