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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Assert or affirm strongly






9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






11. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






13. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






24. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






28. Examine and judge carefully.






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






30. To examine carefully; study closely






31. Main character in fiction or drama






32. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Classifying people by their traits.






38. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






42. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






43. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






45. The state of cohering or sticking together






46. To examine carefully; study closely






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






48. Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.






49. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






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