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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






3. 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.'






4. Writing like we speak






5. A character who does not change






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






7. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






8. A struggle within a character






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






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






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. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






13. The time and place of a literary work






14. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






16. Writing like we speak






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






18. The main idea of a short story






19. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






21. The selection of words in a literary work






22. The main idea of a short story






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






24. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






30. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






31. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






34. 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






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






36. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






38. The dictionary meaning of a word






39. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






42. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






48. The time and place of a literary work






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






50. A struggle within a character