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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






7. Using language effectively to please or persuade






8. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






11. Assert or affirm strongly






12. Describe in vivid detail






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






14. The state of cohering or sticking together






15. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






16. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






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






20. Assert or affirm strongly






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






22. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






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






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






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






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






27. Give the main point or idea






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






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






30. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






33. Showing little if any change






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






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






36. 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.






37. Classifying people by their traits.






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






39. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






42. Examine and judge carefully.






43. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






45. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






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






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






48. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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