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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






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






3. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






4. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Assert or affirm strongly






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






17. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






20. Shortened version of the text containing the main points or events.






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






22. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






23. 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.






24. Classifying people by their traits.






25. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






28. 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






29. The state of cohering or sticking together






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






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






36. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






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






38. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






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






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






41. Main character in fiction or drama






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






43. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






49. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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