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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The action following the climax of the work that moves it towards its denouement or resolution






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






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






4. The angle from which a story is narrated






5. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






11. The main idea of a short story






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






13. Writing like we speak






14. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






15. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






20. 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.'






21. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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'






28. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






31. The implied meaning of a word






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






33. The main character of a literary work






34. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






35. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






39. The unified structure of a literary work






40. The conversation of characters in a literary work






41. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






42. 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






43. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






44. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






45. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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







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