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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. In a tragedy - the portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.






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






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






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






6. Give the main point or idea






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






8. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






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






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






11. Showing little if any change






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






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






14. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






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






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






17. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






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






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






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






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






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






23. Showing little if any change






24. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






26. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






29. 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.






30. Character pitted against protagonist






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






40. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






42. 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.






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






44. Main character in fiction or drama






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






46. Examine and judge carefully.






47. Character pitted against protagonist






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






49. The study of the sources and development of words






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