Literary Terms for Writing Fiction

Question 1

the manner of expression for a particular writer

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style

Question 2

several novels related to each other by plot, setting, character or all three

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series

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A collection of literature that represents the greatest of its scope in time

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canon

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a novel often pointing out the absurdity and meaningless of existence

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existentialist

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Titles to movies, books, CDs are written in

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italics

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the writer's attitude towards her subject

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tone

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the total environment for action in a fictional work

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setting

Question 8

In the phrase, "Mrs.Smith's class," the possessive plural is

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correct

Question 9

a novel whose main characteristic is the element of mystery or suspense

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mystery novel

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the protagonist is issued into adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both.

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coming of age novel

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based on criticism of people / society through riducule either gentle or harsh.

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satire

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any novel that is disengaged from reality

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fantasy

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a novel in which supernatural horrors and unknown terror pervade the action

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gothic

Question 14

"And the tree was happy" represents what form of literary device?

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personification

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a novel based on the author's life experience usually in chronological order

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autobiography

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a novel in which futuristic technology and scientific principles contribute to adventure

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science fiction

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conveys a reality different from and opposite to appearance or expectation

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irony

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a novel depicting a geographic region, including behavior, customs, speech, history

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regional novel

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A moral fable usually featuring personified animals or inanimate objects.

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apologue

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A novel that presents an ideal society

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utopian novel

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a judgement about the value of a novel as literature

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literary quality

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allows the writer to present events that happened before the time of the current narration

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flashback

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the substitute of a mild or less harsh word

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euphemism

Question 24

What is Wrong with this Question?

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random capitalization

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a story within a story; often the narrator is in another setting, introducing the story

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frame

Question 26

Which step of the writing process involves generating ideas, brainstorming?

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prewriting

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novel where characters take part in historic events and interact with real people from the past

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historical

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an extended prose narrative of 50,000 words or more

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novel

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An anti-utopian novel, where, instead of paradise, everything goes wrong.

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dystopian novel

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prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel-between 20,000-50,000 words

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novella

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Titles to poems, songs, short stories, articles are written in

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quotations

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treating a frivolous or minor subject seriously, using the machinery and devices of the epic

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mock epic

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novel written by a member of a cultural minority group, giving insight into non-western values

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multicultural novel

Question 34

Where (wear) is my book? The right answer is

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Where

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"I must have called him a million times" represents which literary term?

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hyperbole

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a novel consisting of letters written by a character or several characters

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epistolary novel

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something literal, which also has another meaning

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symbol

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Exciting, thrilling novels written for the mass market, considered sub literary quality

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pulp fiction

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Elements of fiction do not include

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revision

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a false name, nom de plume, or pen name

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pseudonym

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a work that treats a serious subject frivolously-ridculing the dignified

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travesty

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crude satire, ridiculing the peronsal appearance of charcter of a real person

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lampoon

Literary Terms for Writing Fiction

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Literary Terms for Writing Fiction

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