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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






3. Describe in vivid detail






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






5. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






10. Give the main point or idea






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






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






13. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






18. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A system of scaffolds






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






29. Character pitted against protagonist






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






31. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






32. An idea that is implied or suggested






33. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






35. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.






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






37. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






49. The state of cohering or sticking together






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