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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






3. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Classifying people by their traits.






16. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






18. Describe in vivid detail






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






20. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






21. Testimony that is presented word for word.






22. Using language effectively to please or persuade






23. Character pitted against protagonist






24. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






26. 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.






27. The study of the sources and development of words






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






36. Tell how things are alike and different






37. Assert or affirm strongly






38. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






42. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






43. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






44. Give the main point or idea






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






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






47. To examine carefully; study closely






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






49. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






50. Draw up an outline or sketch for something