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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






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






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






8. A system of scaffolds






9. Tell how things are alike and different






10. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






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






15. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






16. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






19. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






20. Give the main point or idea






21. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






24. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






27. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






30. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






32. The study of the sources and development of words






33. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






34. 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.






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






36. Classifying people by their traits.






37. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






39. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






41. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






42. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.






43. In a tragedy - the portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.






44. Main character in fiction or drama






45. Examine and judge carefully.






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






47. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).






48. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






49. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






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.