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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The things we can see - hear - taste - feel - or smell in a short story






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






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






4. A struggle within a character






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






6. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






8. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






11. A character who changes






12. The dictionary meaning of a word






13. Writing like we speak






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






15. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






16. 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'






17. The selection of words in a literary work






18. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






19. 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






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






21. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






23. A character who changes






24. A struggle within a character






25. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






27. 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






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






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






30. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






33. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






34. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






36. The main idea of a short story






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






38. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






43. The implied meaning of a word






44. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






45. The implied meaning of a word






46. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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