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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. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






6. The dictionary meaning of a word






7. 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






8. The implied meaning of a word






9. 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'






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






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






12. The implied meaning of a word






13. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






14. The means by which writers present and reveal character






15. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






18. 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.'






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






20. A character who does not change






21. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






24. 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'






25. 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.'






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






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






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






29. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






32. The unified structure of a literary work






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






34. The unified structure of a literary work






35. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






39. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






41. 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






42. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






44. The dictionary meaning of a word






45. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






50. A character who does not change