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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The things we can see - hear - taste - feel - or smell in a short story






2. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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






6. A struggle within a character






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






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






9. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A character who changes






17. 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






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






19. 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'






20. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






24. 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






25. A struggle within a character






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






27. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






29. The main idea of a short story






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






31. 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.'






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






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






34. The main character of a literary work






35. 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






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






37. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






39. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






41. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






44. The time and place of a literary work






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






46. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






48. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






49. The main idea of a short story






50. When the opposite of What is expected occurs