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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






4. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






7. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






8. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Assert or affirm strongly






18. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






28. A system of scaffolds






29. Showing little if any change






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






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






32. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






33. Lacking stimulating characteristics






34. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






35. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






38. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






39. 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.






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






41. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






43. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






45. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






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






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






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






49. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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