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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






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






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






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






5. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






7. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






9. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).






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






11. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






12. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






17. To examine carefully; study closely






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






19. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






22. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






24. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






28. A system of scaffolds






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






30. Character pitted against protagonist






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Using language effectively to please or persuade






37. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Showing little if any change






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






50. The state of cohering or sticking together