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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






8. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Classifying people by their traits.






21. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






23. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Make a blueprint of






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






32. Main character in fiction or drama






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






34. A system of scaffolds






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






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






37. Describe in vivid detail






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






39. Using language effectively to please or persuade






40. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.






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






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






43. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






45. Lacking stimulating characteristics






46. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






47. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






48. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






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






50. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience







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