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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






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






3. The main idea of a short story






4. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






6. A character who does not change






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






8. 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






9. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. The selection of words in a literary work






21. Writing like we speak






22. 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'






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






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






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






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






27. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






31. 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






32. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






35. The main idea of a short story






36. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






39. The means by which writers present and reveal character






40. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






41. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






46. A character who changes






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






48. The selection of words in a literary work






49. The time and place of a literary work






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