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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






5. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.






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






7. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






9. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






11. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






14. Assert or affirm strongly






15. Lacking stimulating characteristics






16. Words or phrases that create pictures - or images - in the reader's mind.






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






18. The study of the sources and development of words






19. Showing little if any change






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






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






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






23. Tell how things are alike and different






24. An idea that is implied or suggested






25. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






27. 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.






28. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






30. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.






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






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






33. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






37. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






40. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






43. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






46. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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