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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






3. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






4. The unified structure of a literary work






5. 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






6. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






9. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






10. The means by which writers present and reveal character






11. Writing like we speak






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






13. The means by which writers present and reveal character






14. A struggle within a character






15. A character who changes






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






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






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






19. The main character of a literary work






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






21. 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






22. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






24. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






27. Hints of What is to come in the action of a story






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






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






30. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






32. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






34. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






36. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






38. 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






39. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






43. Hints of What is to come in the action of a story






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






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






46. 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






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






48. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






50. 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.'