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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






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






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






4. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






5. A system of scaffolds






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






7. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






11. Crediting source within the paper.






12. Lacking stimulating characteristics






13. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






15. Make a blueprint of






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






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






18. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






21. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






23. 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.






24. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






35. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






36. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






40. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






43. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






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






47. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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