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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. 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.






2. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






4. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






14. Assert or affirm strongly






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






16. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






19. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






20. 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.






21. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






22. A system of scaffolds






23. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






28. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






32. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






34. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






37. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






38. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






40. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






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






46. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






50. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling