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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).






2. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






3. Character pitted against protagonist






4. Lacking stimulating characteristics






5. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






6. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






7. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






8. Crediting source within the paper.






9. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






10. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






11. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






12. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






13. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.






14. Describe in vivid detail






15. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






16. A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem.






17. Showing little if any change






18. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






19. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






20. Give the main point or idea






21. The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures






22. Quotations - summaries - or paraphrases from text passages to support a position






23. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






24. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer






25. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






26. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






27. The return of a word - phrase - stanza form or effect in any form of literature






28. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






29. Tell how things are alike and different






30. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






31. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






32. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else






33. To examine carefully; study closely






34. The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions






35. Lacking stimulating characteristics






36. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






37. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






38. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






39. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






40. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.






41. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






42. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.






43. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






44. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






45. The state of cohering or sticking together






46. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






47. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.






48. Assert or affirm strongly






49. The study of the sources and development of words






50. The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions