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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist






2. The time and place of a literary work






3. The implied meaning of a word






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






5. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






9. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






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






15. A struggle within a character






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






17. A character who changes






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






19. The time and place of a literary work






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






21. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






22. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






25. A character who does not change






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






27. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






28. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






32. A character who changes






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






34. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






36. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






37. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






39. 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






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






41. The angle from which a story is narrated






42. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






44. The main character of a literary work






45. The unified structure of a literary work






46. The main idea of a short story






47. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






48. A character who does not change






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






50. The attitude of a writer toward the subject