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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






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






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






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






5. The study of the sources and development of words






6. Tell how things are alike and different






7. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






8. Classifying people by their traits.






9. To examine carefully; study closely






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






11. Character pitted against protagonist






12. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.






13. 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






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






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






16. Showing little if any change






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






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






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






20. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






21. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






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






27. Examine and judge carefully.






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






29. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






31. 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.






32. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Give the main point or idea






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






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






42. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






45. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






47. All action taking place after the climax; also known as falling action






48. Assert or affirm strongly






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






50. To examine carefully; study closely