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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The voice and implied speaker of a fictional work - to be distinguished from the actual living author






2. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. A struggle within a character






9. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






12. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






14. The main character of a literary work






15. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






16. A character who changes






17. A character who does not change






18. The main character of a literary work






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






20. 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'






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






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






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






24. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






28. The means by which writers present and reveal character






29. 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






30. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






33. Writing like we speak






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






35. The implied meaning of a word






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






37. 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.'






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. The unified structure of a literary work






44. The main idea of a short story






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






46. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






49. The selection of words in a literary work






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