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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






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






5. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else






6. 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






7. To examine carefully; study closely






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






9. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






13. Main character in fiction or drama






14. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






16. 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.






17. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Character pitted against protagonist






29. 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.






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






31. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






41. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






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






45. Assert or affirm strongly






46. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






48. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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