Thursday, October 1, 2009

Killing mr griffin vocabulary

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

ex The inspector made an inference on how the people were killed

2 Allusion- When ever a person refers to a person, place poem,book or movie

ex: I was mader than Dirty Harry after he found out how his wife was killed

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

Ex: In the flashback the killer is revealed.

4 rite of passage - the young adult must undergo some ritual or test to become an adult
ex:


5 Foil- a character whose qualities or actions usually serve to emphasize the actions of the main character


6 exposition- when the setting and characters are introduced

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