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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Crediting source within the paper.






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






4. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






6. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






8. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






11. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






16. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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






21. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






22. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






24. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.






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






33. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Give the main point or idea






40. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






42. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






44. 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






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






46. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






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