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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






4. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






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






10. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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






26. Make a blueprint of






27. Crediting source within the paper.






28. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






31. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






34. Make a blueprint of






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






36. Tell how things are alike and different






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






38. Describe in vivid detail






39. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






42. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






44. A system of scaffolds






45. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






46. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






50. Assert or affirm strongly