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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






2. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






4. The unified structure of a literary work






5. The main character of a literary work






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






7. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






9. A character who does not change






10. The implied meaning of a word






11. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






13. The time and place of a literary work






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






15. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






17. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






22. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






23. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






25. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






28. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






31. A character who changes






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






33. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






34. 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'






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






36. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






39. 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






40. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






43. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






45. The unified structure of a literary work






46. 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.'






47. 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






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






49. 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






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