Tuesday, October 6, 2009

killing mr.griffin vocab

1.Inference- the act of drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated.

2.Allusion- whenever a writer refers to a person, poem, book, or movie that he expects the reader will recognise.

3.Flashback- a scene that interrupts the ongoing action in a story to show an event that happened earlier.

4.Rite of Passage- the young adult must undergo some ritual or test to become an adult.

5.Foil- a charcter whose qualities or actions usually serve to emphasize the actions or qualities of the main character, the protagonist, by providing a strong contrast. On occasion the foil is used as a character other than the main one.

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