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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






5. Main character in fiction or drama






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






7. An idea that is implied or suggested






8. Lacking stimulating characteristics






9. Showing little if any change






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






11. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






13. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






15. 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.






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






17. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






29. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






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






33. Character pitted against protagonist






34. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






37. Describe in vivid detail






38. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






44. Crediting source within the paper.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly