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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






4. A system of scaffolds






5. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






6. Crediting source within the paper.






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






8. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






11. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






12. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






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






14. 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.






15. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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






23. The study of the sources and development of words






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






25. Main character in fiction or drama






26. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






27. The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Character pitted against protagonist






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






37. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






39. Classifying people by their traits.






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






41. Showing little if any change






42. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






45. Make a blueprint of






46. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






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