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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






3. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






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






7. The time and place in which the events in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem occur.






8. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






11. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






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






23. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






24. 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.






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






26. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






28. Crediting source within the paper.






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






30. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






36. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






37. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






39. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






42. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






44. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






47. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






48. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






49. A system of scaffolds






50. The study of the sources and development of words