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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time and place of a literary work






2. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






6. Writing like we speak






7. A character who does not change






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






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






10. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






11. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






16. The conversation of characters in a literary work






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. The main idea of a short story






22. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






25. A struggle within a character






26. 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






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






28. The selection of words in a literary work






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






30. 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'






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






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






33. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






36. 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.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






49. The unified structure of a literary work






50. The implied meaning of a word