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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. An idea that is implied or suggested






3. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






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






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






10. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows






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






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






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






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






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






16. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






19. Give the main point or idea






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






21. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






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






27. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






29. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






33. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






36. Give the main point or idea






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






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






39. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






41. Showing little if any change






42. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






45. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






48. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






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






50. Crediting source within the paper.