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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A set of conflicts and crises that make up a story's plot leading up to the climax






2. 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'






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






4. Writing like we speak






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






16. The dictionary meaning of a word






17. The selection of words in a literary work






18. The unified structure of a literary work






19. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. The angle from which a story is narrated






27. 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






28. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






30. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






33. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






35. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






36. The selection of words in a literary work






37. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






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






43. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






46. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






49. 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






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