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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Using language effectively to please or persuade






2. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Crediting source within the paper.






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






11. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






14. 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.






15. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






17. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






18. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






20. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






23. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






27. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






31. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






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






33. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






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






37. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






39. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The state of cohering or sticking together






47. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






49. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






50. Main character in fiction or drama