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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






4. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






10. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






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






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






13. Main character in fiction or drama






14. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






16. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






17. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






21. Character pitted against protagonist






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






23. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






30. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






33. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Showing little if any change






39. Crediting source within the paper.






40. 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.






41. The study of the sources and development of words






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






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






48. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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