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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. The time and place in which the events in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem occur.






4. 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.






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






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






7. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






8. 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.






9. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






10. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






15. Main character in fiction or drama






16. Testimony that is presented word for word.






17. Showing little if any change






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






27. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






29. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






31. 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.






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






33. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Make a blueprint of






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






41. Crediting source within the paper.






42. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






46. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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