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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A humorous - mocking imitation of a literary work - sometimes sarcastic - but often playful and even respectful in its playful imitation






2. 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






3. The time and place of a literary work






4. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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. 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'






8. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. The main idea of a short story






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






17. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






19. The unified structure of a literary work






20. A character who changes






21. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






23. Writing like we speak






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






25. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






26. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






27. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






28. 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






29. 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'






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






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






32. The main character of a literary work






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






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






35. The dictionary meaning of a word






36. The conversation of characters in a literary work






37. 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






38. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






42. The angle from which a story is narrated






43. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






48. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






49. The time and place of a literary work






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