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






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






4. Give the main point or idea






5. 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.






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






7. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






8. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






12. The study of the sources and development of words






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






14. 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.






15. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






18. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






19. The state of cohering or sticking together






20. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






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






24. Character pitted against protagonist






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






26. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






27. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






35. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






36. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. Main character in fiction or drama






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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