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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as. ex. 'My love is a red - red rose -'






2. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






7. The main character of a literary work






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






9. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






13. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






16. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






17. 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'






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. The selection of words in a literary work






25. The means by which writers present and reveal character






26. The main character of a literary work






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






28. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






29. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






31. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






36. The angle from which a story is narrated






37. 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






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






39. The main idea of a short story






40. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






41. The time and place of a literary work






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






43. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






44. The implied meaning of a word






45. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






46. The time and place of a literary work






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






48. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






50. The attitude of a writer toward the subject







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