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






3. Give the main point or idea






4. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






5. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






8. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






12. Give the main point or idea






13. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






21. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. To examine carefully; study closely






30. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






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






36. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






37. 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.






38. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






40. Lacking stimulating characteristics






41. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






43. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






48. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






49. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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