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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Describe in vivid detail






3. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






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






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






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






8. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






11. Crediting source within the paper.






12. 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.






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






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






15. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






17. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






20. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






21. Showing little if any change






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






23. 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.






24. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






28. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






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






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






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






32. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






33. A system of scaffolds






34. 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.






35. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






44. A system of scaffolds






45. The study of the sources and development of words






46. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






50. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing