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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in a plot which introduces the conflict and begins the rising action






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






3. The main character of a literary work






4. A character who does not change






5. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






6. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






7. A struggle within a character






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






9. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. The selection of words in a literary work






17. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






18. 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






19. The unified structure of a literary work






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






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






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






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






24. 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'






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






26. The implied meaning of a word






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






28. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






30. The main idea of a short story






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






32. Writing like we speak






33. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






35. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






41. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






43. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






45. A struggle within a character






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






47. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






49. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






50. A character who changes