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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A character who does not change






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






3. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






5. A struggle within a character






6. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. The time and place of a literary work






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






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






16. 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'






17. The conversation of characters in a literary work






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






19. The dictionary meaning of a word






20. A struggle within a character






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






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






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






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






25. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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






29. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






30. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






31. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






32. The main idea of a short story






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






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






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






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






37. The conversation of characters in a literary work






38. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






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






40. The implied meaning of a word






41. 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.'






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






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






44. The angle from which a story is narrated






45. The selection of words in a literary work






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






47. A character who changes






48. The main idea of a short story






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






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