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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






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






3. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






5. The selection of words in a literary work






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






15. Writing like we speak






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






17. The main idea of a short story






18. The conversation of characters in a literary work






19. The means by which writers present and reveal character






20. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






24. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






26. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






31. The implied meaning of a word






32. The selection of words in a literary work






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






34. A character who changes






35. A character who does not change






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






37. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






41. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






42. The unified structure of a literary work






43. 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






44. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






45. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






49. The main character of a literary work






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