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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. 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.






4. Give the main point or idea






5. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words






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






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






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






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






10. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






14. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






18. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






19. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






23. Assert or affirm strongly






24. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






26. Crediting source within the paper.






27. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






30. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.






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






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






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






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






35. A system of scaffolds






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






37. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






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






41. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. Make a blueprint of






50. 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