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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means






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






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






4. Writing like we speak






5. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






6. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






9. The main idea of a short story






10. The conversation of characters in a literary work






11. The unified structure of a literary work






12. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






14. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A struggle within a character






23. 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






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






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






26. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






28. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






32. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






34. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






35. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






39. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






42. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






45. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






47. A struggle within a character






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






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






50. 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