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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Give the main point or idea






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






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






5. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






8. Assert or affirm strongly






9. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






14. Crediting source within the paper.






15. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






30. The study of the sources and development of words






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






32. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






33. To examine carefully; study closely






34. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Give the main point or idea






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






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






46. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






50. Examine and judge carefully.