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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. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






2. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






5. Crediting source within the paper.






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






7. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






10. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






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






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






13. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






19. Assert or affirm strongly






20. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






22. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






24. To examine carefully; study closely






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






26. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






30. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






33. Showing little if any change






34. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






37. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






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






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






40. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Crediting source within the paper.






46. Classifying people by their traits.






47. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






48. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






49. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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