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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






4. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






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






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






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






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






9. Method of character development in which the author simple tells what the character is like.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






16. The study of the sources and development of words






17. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






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






19. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






21. Give the main point or idea






22. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






24. The quality in a work of literature or art that arouses the reader's feelings of pity - sorrow - or compassion for a character.






25. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






26. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






30. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






33. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






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






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






36. 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.






37. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






39. Lacking stimulating characteristics






40. Make a blueprint of






41. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






43. 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.






44. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses






45. Describe in vivid detail






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






47. Showing little if any change






48. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






49. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






50. In drama - an extended speech delivered by a character alone onstage