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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






2. The main character of a literary work






3. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






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






6. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






10. The unified structure of a literary work






11. 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.'






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






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






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






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






16. A character who changes






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






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






19. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






20. A character who does not change






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






22. The means by which writers present and reveal character






23. 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






24. 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'






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






26. A struggle within a character






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






28. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






30. 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






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






32. A character who changes






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






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






35. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






39. A character who does not change






40. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






45. The time and place of a literary work






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






47. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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