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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






5. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






8. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






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






18. Describe in vivid detail






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






20. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






30. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






33. An idea that is implied or suggested






34. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






37. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






40. The state of cohering or sticking together






41. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






42. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






43. 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






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






45. To examine carefully; study closely






46. To examine carefully; study closely






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






48. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






50. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience