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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The first stage of a story - in which necessary background information is provided






2. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






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






4. A struggle within a character






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






6. The selection of words in a literary work






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






8. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






11. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






15. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






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






19. The time and place of a literary work






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






21. The selection of words in a literary work






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






23. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






25. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






28. The main idea of a short story






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






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






31. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






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






35. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






37. A character who changes






38. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






40. The main idea of a short story






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






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






43. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






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






46. 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






47. The time and place of a literary work






48. 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'






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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