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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Give the main point or idea






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






3. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






16. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






17. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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






22. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






30. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






33. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






34. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






35. Using language effectively to please or persuade






36. The state of cohering or sticking together






37. An idea that is implied or suggested






38. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






40. Showing little if any change






41. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






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






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






44. Assert or affirm strongly






45. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






46. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






48. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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