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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






7. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






11. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






15. A character who changes






16. The main character of a literary work






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






18. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






19. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






22. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






25. The angle from which a story is narrated






26. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






27. 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






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






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






30. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






31. 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.'






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






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






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






35. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






38. A character who does not change






39. 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






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






41. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






43. A character who changes






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






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






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






47. 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.'






48. A struggle within a character






49. A character who does not change






50. When the opposite of What is expected occurs