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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work






2. Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.






3. Main character in fiction or drama






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






5. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






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






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






8. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






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






10. The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.






11. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.






12. The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.






13. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






14. Groups of words that act as a unit and convey a meaning






15. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






16. Give the main point or idea






17. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.






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






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






20. Classifying people by their traits.






21. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






22. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






23. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






24. Crediting source within the paper.






25. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.






26. Examine and judge carefully.






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






28. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.






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






30. Combine so as to form a more complex - product






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






32. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






38. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






39. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






40. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






41. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






42. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






43. The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.






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






45. Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.






46. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






47. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






48. Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source






49. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






50. To examine carefully; study closely