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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






2. Main character in fiction or drama






3. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






8. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






26. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






28. 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.






29. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






30. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






32. Words or phrases that create pictures - or images - in the reader's mind.






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






34. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






36. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






44. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






48. Tell how things are alike and different






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






50. 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.