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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






7. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






10. Make a blueprint of






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






12. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






13. Simultaneous plot lines - usually with an intersection and one or more points.






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






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






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






17. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






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






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






20. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






22. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






23. 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.






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






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






26. Showing little if any change






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






28. Groups of words that act as a unit and convey a meaning






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






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






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






32. The state of cohering or sticking together






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






36. The return of a word - phrase - stanza form or effect in any form of literature






37. 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.






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






39. Tell how things are alike and different






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






41. 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






42. 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.






43. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






44. The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.






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






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






47. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






49. 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.






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







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