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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. When a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means






2. The implied meaning of a word






3. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






5. The unified structure of a literary work






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






7. 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






8. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






11. Writing like we speak






12. The selection of words in a literary work






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






14. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






17. Writing like we speak






18. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






21. 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.'






22. A character who does not change






23. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






25. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






27. The main character of a literary work






28. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






31. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






36. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






38. The time and place of a literary work






39. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






40. The selection of words in a literary work






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






42. A character who changes






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






44. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






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






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







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