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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Crediting source within the paper.






3. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






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






5. Showing little if any change






6. Describe in vivid detail






7. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






10. A system of scaffolds






11. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






13. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






14. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






16. 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






17. The state of cohering or sticking together






18. Classifying people by their traits.






19. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






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






32. Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






50. Classifying people by their traits.