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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A system of scaffolds






2. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






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






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






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






13. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






14. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






15. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.






16. Assert or affirm strongly






17. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






19. Simultaneous plot lines - usually with an intersection and one or more points.






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






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






22. Make a blueprint of






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






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






25. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






27. To examine carefully; study closely






28. 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.






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






30. The state of cohering or sticking together






31. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






36. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






39. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






41. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






44. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






45. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






48. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






49. 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.






50. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features