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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






12. Assert or affirm strongly






13. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






15. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






16. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






20. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






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






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






25. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






27. 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.






28. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






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






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






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






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






33. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.






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






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






36. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






40. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






44. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






45. Main character in fiction or drama






46. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






49. Give the main point or idea






50. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited







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