UK Creative Writing - Fiction, English Language

Question: The term 'irony' refers to ______.
A
the moment a character becomes angry or extremely irate

B
the discrepancy or incongruity between what is meant and what is actually said, which often results in a wry contrast

C
the moment a speaker means every word he or she says and wants to be taken literally

D
a theme centred on irons, fire irons, or tire irons

E
b and c

F
None of these

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Question: In fiction writing, a 'caricature' is _______.
A
a character from the past

B
a character who is larger than life

C
a character whose behaviour or mannerisms are exaggerated for comic relief, as in a visual cartoon

D
a drawing of the main character

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Question: Fiction that is published online is usually called _______.
A
PC fiction

B
long fiction

C
flash or flashy fiction

D
digital fiction

E
b and d

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Question: The term 'writer's block' refers to _______ .
A
the moments when a writer gets 'stuck' and finds it difficult to continue writing a particular work or story

B
the division between chapters in a book where white space is present on half a page

C
a metallic block writers use for inspiration and to generate new ideas

D
an author's finished book

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Question: ______ is a method by which an author enters into a contract with a publishing company, at the author's expense, to have his or her manuscript printed in book form.
A
E-publishing through the author's own website

B
Professional journaling

C
Self-publishing

D
A query letter

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Question: What is copy-editing?
A
Editing a text by making notes on a separate sheet of paper and ensuring that there are three spare copies of the manuscript

B
Copying the entire text in case it gets lost

C
Marking up a manuscript with symbols that communicate to a typesetter, editor or author how to change the manuscript

D
Copying and editing the manuscript, and then repeating the process twice

E
None of these

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Question: A full-length work in which characters appear in cartoon form, but that is usually written for an adult audience, is called _______.
A
pulp fiction

B
an autobiography

C
a graphic novel

D
a comic strip

E
c and d

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Question: In fiction writing, the term 'persona' refers to _______.
A
a person in the story who has morphed into multiple people

B
the moment at which a character takes the action very personally

C
the entire cast of characters

D
the voice adopted by the author to tell the story, which may or may not be like the real author's voice

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Question: A line break in a story is often associated with what kind of change in the action or narrative?
A
A change in tense

B
A change in tension

C
A change in time or space

D
A breaking and entering

E
A break for comedy / tragedy

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Question: In terms of "show versus tell", which of the following is preferable when structuring a story?
A
Having more tell than show

B
Having more show than tell

C
Having about the same amount of show as tell

D
Having twice as much tell as show

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Question: The term 'irony' refers to ______.

Question: In fiction writing, a 'caricature' is _______.

Question: Fiction that is published online is usually called _______.

Question: The term 'writer's block' refers to _______ .

Question: ______ is a method by which an author enters into a contract with a publishing company, at the author's expense, to have his or her manuscript printed in book form.

Question: What is copy-editing?

Question: A full-length work in which characters appear in cartoon form, but that is usually written for an adult audience, is called _______.

Question: In fiction writing, the term 'persona' refers to _______.

Question: A line break in a story is often associated with what kind of change in the action or narrative?

Question: In terms of "show versus tell", which of the following is preferable when structuring a story?