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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






4. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






8. Showing little if any change






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






13. Tell how things are alike and different






14. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






15. 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.






16. A system of scaffolds






17. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






31. Method of character development in which the author simple tells what the character is like.






32. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






34. Classifying people by their traits.






35. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






39. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






44. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






45. 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.






46. Tell how things are alike and different






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






48. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






49. An idea that is implied or suggested






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