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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story






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






3. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






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






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






9. The angle from which a story is narrated






10. 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.'






11. The main character of a literary work






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






13. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






14. The dictionary meaning of a word






15. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. A struggle within a character






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






23. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






24. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






27. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






30. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






33. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






34. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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 struggle within a character






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






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






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






40. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






43. The time and place of a literary work






44. 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






45. The time and place of a literary work






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






47. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






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