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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.






4. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






5. Testimony that is presented word for word.






6. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






9. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






12. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






14. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






16. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






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






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






28. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Examine and judge carefully.






41. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






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






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






46. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






49. To examine carefully; study closely






50. Tell how things are alike and different