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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time and place of a literary work






2. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






8. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






9. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






12. A character who does not change






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






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






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






16. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






20. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






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






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






26. The conversation of characters in a literary work






27. 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'






28. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






31. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






35. The time and place of a literary work






36. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






38. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






41. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






42. 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'






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






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






45. 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






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






47. The selection of words in a literary work






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






49. The means by which writers present and reveal character






50. The main idea of a short story







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