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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






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






5. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






8. Simultaneous plot lines - usually with an intersection and one or more points.






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






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






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






12. Using language effectively to please or persuade






13. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






14. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






15. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.






16. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






19. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows






20. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. In a tragedy - the portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.






27. 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.






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






29. A system of scaffolds






30. Lacking stimulating characteristics






31. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






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






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






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






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






43. An idea that is implied or suggested






44. An idea that is implied or suggested






45. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






46. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






47. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






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