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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






6. Give the main point or idea






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






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






9. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






10. Examine and judge carefully.






11. 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.






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






13. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






16. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






24. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Showing little if any change






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






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






33. Character pitted against protagonist






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






35. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






40. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






41. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






44. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






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