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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. An imagined story - whether in prose - poetry - or drama






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






3. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






6. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






10. A character who changes






11. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






12. 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






13. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






16. A character who does not change






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






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






19. The angle from which a story is narrated






20. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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 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.'






25. 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






26. The selection of words in a literary work






27. The implied meaning of a word






28. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






30. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






33. 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.'






34. 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'






35. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






38. The conversation of characters in a literary work






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






48. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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