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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist






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






3. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






4. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






5. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






8. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






9. A character who does not change






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






11. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






14. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






17. Writing like we speak






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






19. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






22. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






25. The main character of a literary work






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






27. 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.'






28. A struggle within a character






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






30. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






31. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






33. 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






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






35. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






37. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






40. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






46. The angle from which a story is narrated






47. The main idea of a short story






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






49. The time and place of a literary work






50. The conversation of characters in a literary work