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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A reference to another literary work - myth - or work of art - in a short story






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






3. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






8. The implied meaning of a word






9. The means by which writers present and reveal character






10. 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






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






12. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






21. The main character of a literary work






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






23. The conversation of characters in a literary work






24. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






27. 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'






28. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






30. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






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






34. The selection of words in a literary work






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






36. The means by which writers present and reveal character






37. The main character of a literary work






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






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






40. 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






41. A character who does not change






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






43. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






49. The time and place of a literary work






50. A character who does not change