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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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1. 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'






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






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






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






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






6. 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.'






7. The dictionary meaning of a word






8. 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.'






9. The selection of words in a literary work






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






18. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






19. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






20. The unified structure of a literary work






21. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






23. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






24. The selection of words in a literary work






25. 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






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






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






28. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






33. The angle from which a story is narrated






34. Writing like we speak






35. The means by which writers present and reveal character






36. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






37. A character who does not change






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






39. 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






40. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The time and place of a literary work







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