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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Character pitted against protagonist






4. Using language effectively to please or persuade






5. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else






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






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






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






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






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






21. Classifying people by their traits.






22. Make a blueprint of






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






24. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






36. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






47. Lacking stimulating characteristics






48. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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