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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






20. Assert or affirm strongly






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






22. Tell how things are alike and different






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






24. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Character pitted against protagonist






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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






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






48. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






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






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