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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. In drama - an extended speech delivered by a character alone onstage






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






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. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






15. Showing little if any change






16. 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.






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






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






19. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






21. Tell how things are alike and different






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






23. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.






24. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






25. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






27. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Main character in fiction or drama






34. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






35. Crediting source within the paper.






36. Give the main point or idea






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






38. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






40. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.






41. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Lacking stimulating characteristics






49. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






50. 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.