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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






5. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






6. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






8. Combine so as to form a more complex - product






9. To examine carefully; study closely






10. An idea that is implied or suggested






11. The study of the sources and development of words






12. Classifying people by their traits.






13. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






14. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






15. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






17. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






20. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






22. Testimony that is presented word for word.






23. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






24. Tell how things are alike and different






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






26. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






29. Make a blueprint of






30. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






33. 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.






34. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






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






40. A system of scaffolds






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






42. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






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






46. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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







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