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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A parallel plot in a play or story that coexists with the main plot






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






3. A character who does not change






4. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






5. The conversation of characters in a literary work






6. A character who does not change






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






8. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






13. The angle from which a story is narrated






14. The implied meaning of a word






15. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






16. 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






17. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






20. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






23. 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






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






25. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The time and place of a literary work






33. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






37. 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






38. The unified structure of a literary work






39. Writing like we speak






40. A character who changes






41. 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.'






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






43. 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'






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






45. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






46. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






48. The main character of a literary work






49. The main character of a literary work






50. 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'