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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. An imagined story - whether in prose - poetry - or drama






2. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






4. 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






5. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






8. The means by which writers present and reveal character






9. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






13. A struggle within a character






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






15. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






21. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






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. A character who changes






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






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






29. A character who changes






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






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






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






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






34. A character who does not change






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






36. The main character of a literary work






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






38. The main idea of a short story






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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'






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






46. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






48. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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