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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






2. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






3. Tell how things are alike and different






4. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






14. 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.






15. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






18. Assert or affirm strongly






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






20. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






24. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






26. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






29. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






32. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






34. Classifying people by their traits.






35. 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






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






37. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. An idea that is implied or suggested






46. Make a blueprint of






47. To examine carefully; study closely






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






49. Character pitted against protagonist






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