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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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'






2. 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






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






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






5. The selection of words in a literary work






6. The angle from which a story is narrated






7. The time and place of a literary work






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






9. 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






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






11. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






14. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






16. Writing like we speak






17. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






18. The conversation of characters in a literary work






19. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






24. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






29. A struggle within a character






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






31. The unified structure of a literary work






32. The implied meaning of a word






33. The time and place of a literary work






34. Writing like we speak






35. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






36. The main idea of a short story






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






38. The main idea of a short story






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






40. The implied meaning of a word






41. The main character of a literary work






42. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






43. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






45. 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'






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






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






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






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






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