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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






2. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






3. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






7. An idea that is implied or suggested






8. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






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






10. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






11. Classifying people by their traits.






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






13. 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.






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






15. Examine and judge carefully.






16. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






17. 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






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






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






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. Main character in fiction or drama






22. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






31. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






37. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






39. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Assert or affirm strongly






45. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






46. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






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