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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Writing like we speak






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






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






4. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






7. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






11. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






20. The time and place of a literary work






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






22. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






23. 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






24. A character who changes






25. The main idea of a short story






26. 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






27. A struggle within a character






28. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






30. The main character of a literary work






31. The angle from which a story is narrated






32. 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'






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






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






35. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






39. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






42. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






43. The conversation of characters in a literary work






44. The implied meaning of a word






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






46. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






50. The attitude of a writer toward the subject