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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first stage of a story - in which necessary background information is provided






2. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






4. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






5. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






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






13. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






15. The selection of words in a literary work






16. 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.'






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






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






19. The implied meaning of a word






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






21. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






23. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






24. The main idea of a short story






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






26. The main character of a literary work






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






28. The main character of a literary work






29. The implied meaning of a word






30. A character who changes






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






32. The conversation of characters in a literary work






33. The unified structure of a literary work






34. The unified structure of a literary work






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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'






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






42. The dictionary meaning of a word






43. The means by which writers present and reveal character






44. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






46. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






48. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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