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Vocabulary for Fiction and Poetry Quiz 2

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when a character suddenly realizes something significant about life

a)

apostrophe

b)

epiphany

c)

epistrophe

d)

analogy

2.

occurs when an author shows rather than tells us what the character

a)

indirect characterization

b)

direct characterization

3.

a technique employed to describe events that have taken place before the story begins

a)

flashback

b)

in medias res

c)

foreshadowing

d)

point of view

4.

the character causing conflict

a)

villan

b)

supervillan

c)

protagonist

d)

antagonist

5.

a character who exhibits a range of emotions

a)

sappy

b)

round (dynamic)

c)

square

d)

flat

6.

a hint at things that might happen later in the story

a)

imagery

b)

denouement

c)

foreshadowing

d)

conflict

7.

a coming-of-age story

a)

building characterization

b)

bildungsroman

c)

romance

d)

thematic element

8.

a latin term meaning “in the middle of the action”

a)

in medias res

b)

media ras

c)

ras in media

d)

medium

9.

the main character

a)

antagonist

b)

flat character

c)

foil

d)

protagonist

10.

this occurs when a narrator explicitly describes the background, motivation, temperament or appearance of a character

a)

direct characterizations

b)

realistic fiction

c)

indirect characterization

d)

omniscient point of view

11.

a character that embodies only one or two traits and provides background for the main character’s actions

a)

dynamic character

b)

flat character

c)

opposing character

d)

antagonist

12.

a character that may represent a stereotype

a)

foil

b)

standard character

c)

incidental character

d)

stock character

13.

a contrasting character who allows the protagonist to stand out more distinctly

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

foil

d)

stream of consciousness

14.

untying the knot: conflict resolved and balance restored

(a)  

15.

the result or fall out of the climax; resolution of conflict

(a)  

16.

emotional tension or suspense reaches its peak; turning point

(a)  

17.

after inciting incident, the conflict and complications for main character begin to build

(a)  

18.

provides background information about characters, setting, situation, conflict

(a)  

19.

the working out of a plot's conflicts, following the climax

(a)