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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






3. Examine and judge carefully.






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






5. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






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






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






8. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer






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






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. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






12. The study of the sources and development of words






13. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






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






18. Classifying people by their traits.






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






20. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






23. A hero or heroine is the principle character in a movie - novel - or play - especially one who plays a vital role in plot development and solves the conflict. (A tragic hero is usually a dignified - courageous - and high - ranking character whose eve






24. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






27. Classifying people by their traits.






28. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






31. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






33. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






45. To examine carefully; study closely






46. Testimony that is presented word for word.






47. Character pitted against protagonist






48. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






49. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






50. Showing little if any change







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