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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An intensification of the conflict in a story or play






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The selection of words in a literary work






10. The implied meaning of a word






11. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






15. The time and place of a literary work






16. The main character of a literary work






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






18. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






23. 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.'






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






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






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






27. The angle from which a story is narrated






28. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






30. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






34. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






35. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






39. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






41. The unified structure of a literary work






42. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






43. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






46. The main character of a literary work






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






48. The implied meaning of a word






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






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







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