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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. 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.






3. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






7. Character pitted against protagonist






8. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






9. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






10. A system of scaffolds






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






12. The state of cohering or sticking together






13. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






14. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






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






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






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






18. Assert or affirm strongly






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






20. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






30. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Classifying people by their traits.






45. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






49. Describe in vivid detail






50. Linking with other subjects taught in school.