3 "Skins" by Joseph Bruchac

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Rhetorical Question

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A question asked merely for effect or to make an assertion with no answer expected. The answer is usually assumed.

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Compel

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To force or drive someone to take action, especially in a tense situation.

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Flashback

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A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to present something that happened at an earlier time.

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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Dialogue

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A conversation between two or more characters in a narrative.

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Connotation

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The implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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Symbol

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An object, character, figure, or color used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

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Irony

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A literary technique in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.

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Antonyms

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Words that have opposite meanings.