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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Method of character development in which the author simple tells what the character is like.






2. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






5. Quotations - summaries - or paraphrases from text passages to support a position






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






7. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






10. Character pitted against protagonist






11. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






12. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






22. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






25. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






29. The state of cohering or sticking together






30. 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.






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






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






33. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






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






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






36. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






40. Lacking stimulating characteristics






41. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






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






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






46. Main character in fiction or drama






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






48. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






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






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