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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






6. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






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






15. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






19. Examine and judge carefully.






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






21. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






22. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work






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






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






25. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






26. Describe in vivid detail






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






28. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






32. Using language effectively to please or persuade






33. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






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






35. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






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






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






38. The study of the sources and development of words






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






40. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






43. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






44. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






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






46. Classifying people by their traits.






47. In drama - an extended speech delivered by a character alone onstage






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






49. Crediting source within the paper.






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