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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The repetition of consonant sounds - especially at the beginning of words. 'Fetched fresh'






2. 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'






3. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






4. A struggle within a character






5. The main character of a literary work






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






8. The unified structure of a literary work






9. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






15. The means by which writers present and reveal character






16. A character who does not change






17. The angle from which a story is narrated






18. 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






19. Writing like we speak






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






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






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






23. 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






24. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






25. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






36. 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.'






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






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






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






40. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






41. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






43. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






46. The main idea of a short story






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






48. The selection of words in a literary work






49. The angle from which a story is narrated






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