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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






3. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






4. The study of the sources and development of words






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






6. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






10. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






11. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Classifying people by their traits.






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






20. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Using language effectively to please or persuade






27. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






29. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






35. The study of the sources and development of words






36. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






38. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






39. An idea that is implied or suggested






40. Describe in vivid detail






41. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






49. To examine carefully; study closely






50. 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.