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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






4. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






5. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






6. Lacking stimulating characteristics






7. An idea that is implied or suggested






8. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






9. Showing little if any change






10. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






13. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






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






15. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






16. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






18. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






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






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






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






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






23. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






27. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






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






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






30. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






31. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






34. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






44. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






46. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






47. Tell how things are alike and different






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






49. 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.






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