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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






2. A character who does not change






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






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






5. The angle from which a story is narrated






6. The main character of a literary work






7. The unified structure of a literary work






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






9. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






11. 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'






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






13. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






16. A character who changes






17. The main idea of a short story






18. 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






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






20. The dictionary meaning of a word






21. The main character of a literary work






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






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






24. The selection of words in a literary work






25. The selection of words in a literary work






26. A character Who is well developed by the author and who many characteristics






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






28. 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






29. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






32. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






35. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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 unified structure of a literary work






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






39. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






40. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






48. 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.'






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






50. The conversation of characters in a literary work