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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






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






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






4. Using language effectively to please or persuade






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Give the main point or idea






16. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






17. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






18. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






21. Showing little if any change






22. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






25. Describe in vivid detail






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






27. Main character in fiction or drama






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






29. 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.






30. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






31. Give the main point or idea






32. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






34. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






35. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






37. Lacking stimulating characteristics






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






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






40. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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






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






46. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






48. An idea that is implied or suggested






49. 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.






50. 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.