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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






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






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






4. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






5. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






6. The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.






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






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






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






10. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






11. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






12. The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Main character in fiction or drama






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






24. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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