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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The selection of words in a literary work






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






3. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






5. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






6. 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'






7. The means by which writers present and reveal character






8. The conversation of characters in a literary work






9. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






12. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






13. A character who changes






14. The main idea of a short story






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






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






17. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






19. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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. A struggle within a character






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






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






24. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






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






29. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






31. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






34. A character who does not change






35. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






40. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






43. The angle from which a story is narrated






44. The means by which writers present and reveal character






45. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






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