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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A character who changes






2. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






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






14. The main idea of a short story






15. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






16. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






17. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






21. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Writing like we speak






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






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






33. 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'






34. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






37. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






38. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






39. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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 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.'






43. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The conversation of characters in a literary work