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






2. A character who does not change






3. The angle from which a story is narrated






4. The unified structure of a literary work






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






6. 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






7. When characters say the opposite of what they mean






8. 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.'






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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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.'






15. The main character of a literary work






16. The dictionary meaning of a word






17. A character who changes






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






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






20. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






22. The implied meaning of a word






23. The means by which writers present and reveal character






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The main idea of a short story






33. The dictionary meaning of a word






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






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






36. A figure of speech involving exaggeration






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






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






39. Writing like we speak






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. A character who changes






42. The angle from which a story is narrated






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The selection of words in a literary work






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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