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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






18. To examine carefully; study closely






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






20. Showing little if any change






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






22. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






24. A system of scaffolds






25. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






26. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.






27. 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.






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






29. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






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






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






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






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






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






35. Tell how things are alike and different






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






37. Showing little if any change






38. Tell how things are alike and different






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






40. 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.






41. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






42. 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






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






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






45. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






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






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