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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. The main idea of a short story






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. The unified structure of a literary work






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






6. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






7. The conversation of characters in a literary work






8. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






12. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






13. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






17. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






20. 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'






21. Writing like we speak






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






23. A character who changes






24. 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






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






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






27. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






28. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






33. 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.'






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






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






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






37. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






40. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






41. The unified structure of a literary work






42. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






45. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






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