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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






3. Assert or affirm strongly






4. 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






5. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






8. Tell how things are alike and different






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






10. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Showing little if any change






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






18. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






19. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






20. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






24. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






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






26. A system of scaffolds






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






28. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses






29. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






35. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






36. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






39. Describe in vivid detail






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






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







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