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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






4. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






7. Crediting source within the paper.






8. Main character in fiction or drama






9. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






12. 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.






13. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






16. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






17. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






18. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






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






20. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






27. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






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






33. The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.






34. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






37. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






40. 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.






41. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






44. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






45. Lacking stimulating characteristics






46. 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.






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






48. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






50. 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.