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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. The dictionary meaning of a word






2. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






5. 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'






6. 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






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






8. 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'






9. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






10. 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






11. A struggle within a character






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






13. 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.'






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






15. 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.'






16. 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






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






18. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






21. Writing like we speak






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






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






24. The unified structure of a literary work






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






26. 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






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






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






29. The main idea of a short story






30. 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






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






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






33. The main character of a literary work






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






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






36. The time and place of a literary work






37. The implied meaning of a word






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






39. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






41. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






43. The implied meaning of a word






44. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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







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