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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The study of the sources and development of words






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






3. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






15. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






18. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






21. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Examine and judge carefully.






28. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






32. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






44. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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