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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






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






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






13. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






16. Give the main point or idea






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






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






19. Make a blueprint of






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






21. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






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






23. Tell how things are alike and different






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






25. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






27. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






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






29. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






31. Describe in vivid detail






32. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






34. Describe in vivid detail






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






36. A system of scaffolds






37. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






39. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






40. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






41. In a tragedy - the portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.






42. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






44. An idea that is implied or suggested






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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