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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






5. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






8. An idea that is implied or suggested






9. To examine carefully; study closely






10. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






11. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A system of scaffolds






20. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






25. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






27. Give the main point or idea






28. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






30. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






31. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The study of the sources and development of words






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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