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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Give the main point or idea






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






4. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






5. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






8. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






19. Crediting source within the paper.






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






21. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






22. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






27. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






28. 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.






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






30. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Using language effectively to please or persuade






38. Assert or affirm strongly






39. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






40. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






41. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






42. Examine and judge carefully.






43. Give the main point or idea






44. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






48. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






50. Main character in fiction or drama