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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






4. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Give the main point or idea






19. Character pitted against protagonist






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






21. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






23. 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.






24. Classifying people by their traits.






25. 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






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






27. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






29. 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






30. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






32. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






35. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






44. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer






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






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






47. Crediting source within the paper.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.







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