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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work - to be distinguished from the actual living author






2. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






4. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






15. The main character of a literary work






16. The implied meaning of a word






17. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






19. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






21. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






22. 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'






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






24. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






25. 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.'






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






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






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






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






30. Writing like we speak






31. The angle from which a story is narrated






32. The time and place of a literary work






33. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






38. A struggle within a character






39. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






41. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






44. The selection of words in a literary work






45. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






46. The main character of a literary work






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






48. 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.'






49. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






50. The dictionary meaning of a word