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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






4. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






6. A hero or heroine is the principle character in a movie - novel - or play - especially one who plays a vital role in plot development and solves the conflict. (A tragic hero is usually a dignified - courageous - and high - ranking character whose eve






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






8. To examine carefully; study closely






9. Assert or affirm strongly






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






11. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






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






13. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






16. To examine carefully; study closely






17. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Using language effectively to please or persuade






29. Main character in fiction or drama






30. Classifying people by their traits.






31. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






35. Give the main point or idea






36. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. The state of cohering or sticking together






44. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






47. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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