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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The angle from which a story is narrated






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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'






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






8. 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






9. The conversation of characters in a literary work






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






13. The main idea of a short story






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






15. The main character of a literary work






16. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






17. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






20. Writing like we speak






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






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






23. The unified structure of a literary work






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






25. The implied meaning of a word






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






27. A character who changes






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






29. A struggle within a character






30. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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






42. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






45. The selection of words in a literary work






46. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






47. Writing like we speak






48. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






50. The means by which writers present and reveal character