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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A set of conflicts and crises that make up a story's plot leading up to the climax






2. The dictionary meaning of a word






3. 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'






4. A struggle within a character






5. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






10. A struggle within a character






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






12. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






14. 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






15. A character who does not change






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






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






18. The angle from which a story is narrated






19. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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'






26. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






29. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






32. The time and place of a literary work






33. The main idea of a short story






34. A character who changes






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. The selection of words in a literary work






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






40. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






43. The time and place of a literary work






44. The means by which writers present and reveal character






45. A character who does not change






46. The implied meaning of a word






47. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






48. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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







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