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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Showing little if any change






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






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






5. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






6. Testimony that is presented word for word.






7. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






8. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






12. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






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






17. A system of scaffolds






18. Examine and judge carefully.






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






20. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






21. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






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






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






24. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






25. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






29. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






32. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






36. The study of the sources and development of words






37. To examine carefully; study closely






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






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






47. Make a blueprint of






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






49. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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