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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The time and place in which the events in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem occur.






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






3. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






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






5. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






7. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






8. Classifying people by their traits.






9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






10. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






11. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






15. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






17. A hero or heroine is the principle character in a movie - novel - or play - especially one who plays a vital role in plot development and solves the conflict. (A tragic hero is usually a dignified - courageous - and high - ranking character whose eve






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






19. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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






24. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






27. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






29. Make a blueprint of






30. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






31. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Shortened version of the text containing the main points or events.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Tell how things are alike and different






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






47. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






48. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






50. Involves the inner divisions or turmoil of a single character. Conflicts of this sort may result from the character's attempt to decide between multiple alternatives for action or between opposing attitudes or beliefs.