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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






4. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






5. A system of scaffolds






6. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






9. Main character in fiction or drama






10. Showing little if any change






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






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






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






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






15. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






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






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






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






21. Testimony that is presented word for word.






22. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






26. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






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






28. An idea that is implied or suggested






29. Showing little if any change






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






31. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






32. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






34. Give the main point or idea






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






36. Using language effectively to please or persuade






37. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






38. 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.






39. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






41. 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.






42. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






49. 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.






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







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