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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. To examine carefully; study closely






3. 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.






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






5. The state of cohering or sticking together






6. Classifying people by their traits.






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






8. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. To examine carefully; study closely






25. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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






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






28. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






29. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






30. Character pitted against protagonist






31. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






32. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






33. Examine and judge carefully.






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






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






36. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






38. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. Using language effectively to please or persuade






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