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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The implied meaning of a word






2. The conversation of characters in a literary work






3. The implied meaning of a word






4. The time and place of a literary work






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






6. 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'






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






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






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






10. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






12. Writing like we speak






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






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






15. The unified structure of a literary work






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






17. Writing like we speak






18. A character who does not change






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






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






21. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






22. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






25. The means by which writers present and reveal character






26. A struggle within a character






27. 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






28. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






29. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A character who changes






38. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






40. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A character who does not change






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






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






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