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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Point of view in which the narrator is a character or an observer






2. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






3. The unified structure of a literary work






4. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






6. A character who changes






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






8. The implied meaning of a word






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






10. 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






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






12. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






14. The means by which writers present and reveal character






15. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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.'






21. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






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






24. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






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






27. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






29. The conversation of characters in a literary work






30. A character who does not change






31. The time and place of a literary work






32. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






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






36. The implied meaning of a word






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. A struggle within a character






46. 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'






47. Writing like we speak






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