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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






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






6. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






7. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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






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






20. Showing little if any change






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






22. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






26. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






28. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






31. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






32. 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.






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






34. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






42. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






43. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






46. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






48. Testimony that is presented word for word.






49. A system of scaffolds






50. Character pitted against protagonist