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






3. 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






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






5. A system of scaffolds






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






7. Examine and judge carefully.






8. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






11. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






14. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






18. Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.






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






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






21. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






24. To examine carefully; study closely






25. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words






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






27. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






30. An idea that is implied or suggested






31. The time and place in which the events in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem occur.






32. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






37. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






40. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






43. 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.






44. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Character pitted against protagonist







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