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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Character pitted against protagonist






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






3. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






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






8. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






12. A system of scaffolds






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






14. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






15. 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.






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






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






18. All action taking place after the climax; also known as falling action






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






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






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






22. Showing little if any change






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






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






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






26. The study of the sources and development of words






27. 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.






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






29. An idea that is implied or suggested






30. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






31. Quotations - summaries - or paraphrases from text passages to support a position






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






38. Tell how things are alike and different






39. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






41. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






42. 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.






43. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






44. Give the main point or idea






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






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






47. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






48. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






49. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






50. The study of the sources and development of words







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