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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






2. Crediting source within the paper.






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






4. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






8. The study of the sources and development of words






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






10. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






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






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






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






24. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






27. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






42. Main character in fiction or drama






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






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






45. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.






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






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






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






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






50. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience