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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The selection of words in a literary work






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






3. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






4. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






6. 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'






7. Writing like we speak






8. A character who does not change






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






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






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






12. The angle from which a story is narrated






13. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






14. A character who changes






15. The angle from which a story is narrated






16. 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'






17. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






18. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






19. The main character of a literary work






20. The things we can see - hear - taste - feel - or smell in a short story






21. The main idea of a short story






22. The dictionary meaning of a word






23. The unified structure of a literary work






24. The time and place of a literary work






25. 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






26. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






35. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






40. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






43. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






44. 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






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






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 a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means






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






49. The conversation of characters in a literary work






50. The dictionary meaning of a word