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Fiction Basics Vocab

Subject : writing-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A struggle within a character






2. 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






3. 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.'






4. The dictionary meaning of a word






5. The main idea of a short story






6. The grammatical order of words in a sentence






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






8. When the opposite of What is expected occurs






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






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






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






12. Writing like we speak






13. Writing like we speak






14. The main character of a literary work






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






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. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






19. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






20. 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






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






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






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






24. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






25. The attitude of a writer toward the subject






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






27. 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






28. The angle from which a story is narrated






29. The selection of words in a literary work






30. The main character of a literary work






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






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






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






34. A character or force against which the protagonist struggles






35. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






36. The main idea of a short story






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






38. A character who does not change






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






40. 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'






41. The implied meaning of a word






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






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






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






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






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






47. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects






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






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






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