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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Narrator is not a character - but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts






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






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






4. 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'






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






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






7. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






11. 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






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






13. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






14. Writing like we speak






15. The dictionary meaning of a word






16. 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






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






18. The main character of a literary work






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






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






21. 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






22. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






27. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






33. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






34. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






37. The means by which writers present and reveal character






38. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






43. A struggle within a character






44. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






48. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






50. A character who does not change