fiction terminology - part 1

Question 1

adage

Answer 1

a proverb/short statement telling a general truth

Question 2

adynation

Answer 2

a figure of speech that exaggerates so much to a point that its impossible

Question 3

anachronism

Answer 3

the action of attributing something to a point it does no belong

Question 4

anacolution

Answer 4

an unexpected sentence break that leads to a form of words with no logical incoherence of thought

Question 5

anadipolis

Answer 5

the repetition of a prominent word

Question 6

antithesis

Answer 6

a person/thing that is the opposite of someone/something

Question 7

bildongsroman

Answer 7

a novel dealing with a person’s forming years/spiritual education

Question 8

circumlocation

Answer 8

the use of words which are used less, usually to be vague

Question 9

denouement

Answer 9

the end of a narrative where parts of the plot are brought together and explained/resolved

Question 10

intertextuality

Answer 10

references to outside texts/movies

Question 11

melodrama

Answer 11

a piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events

- intended to appeal to the emotions