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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The state of cohering or sticking together






2. Tell how things are alike and different






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






4. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






6. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






26. 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.






27. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






31. Give the main point or idea






32. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






34. Using language effectively to please or persuade






35. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






40. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






44. Classifying people by their traits.






45. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






47. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






48. Assert or affirm strongly






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






50. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration