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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






4. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






8. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






11. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






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






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






17. Examine and judge carefully.






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






19. Give the main point or idea






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






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






22. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






24. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






25. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






27. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






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






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






35. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






38. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






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






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






43. Crediting source within the paper.






44. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






46. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






48. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






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






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







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