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






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






3. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






4. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






8. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.






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






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






11. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






12. 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.






13. Assert or affirm strongly






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






15. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






19. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






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






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






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






25. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






28. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






31. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






34. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






36. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






37. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






38. Examine and judge carefully.






39. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






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






45. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Testimony that is presented word for word.