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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






5. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






12. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






13. The dictionary meaning of a word






14. 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.'






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






16. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






20. The implied meaning of a word






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






22. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The main character of a literary work






30. Writing like we speak






31. A character who does not change






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






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






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






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






36. A character who changes






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






38. 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'






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






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






41. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






42. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






44. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






48. The main idea of a short story






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






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