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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






11. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






12. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






17. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






20. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






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






25. Crediting source within the paper.






26. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






30. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






34. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






37. Give the main point or idea






38. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






41. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






43. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






44. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






45. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






48. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






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






50. Testimony that is presented word for word.