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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






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






6. An idea that is implied or suggested






7. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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. 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.






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






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






13. Showing little if any change






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






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






16. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






18. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






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






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






24. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.






40. An idea that is implied or suggested






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Describe in vivid detail






47. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






48. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






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






50. A system of scaffolds







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