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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?
CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?
CAHSEE 1.4 Passage Drill. What does the use of flashbacks accomplish in "Graduation"?
CAHSEE ELA 8.3 Literary Devices 243 Views
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CAHSEE ELA 8.3 Literary Devices. What is the best way to describe a character foil?
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- 00:03
Here's an unshmoopy question you'll find on the exam...
- 00:07
What is the BEST way to describe a character foil?
- 00:11
And here are the potential answers:
- 00:16
So... what is this question asking?
- 00:18
It's really a vocab question for the word foil.
Full Transcript
- 00:21
Uh, this kind of foil.
- 00:26
But maybe the sandwich thing can help us remember...
- 00:28
Let's think of the sandwich itself as the main character -- it's Batman. Stay with us...
- 00:35
The foil... is kinda the opposite of the sandwich. It's the Joker.
- 00:48
Or, in less metaphorical terms...
- 00:50
...the sandwich is edible, the foil... isn't.
- 00:54
The sandwich has nutritional value, the foil... not so much.
- 00:58
So if we scan the answers, the only one that really fits the definition and is the BEST
- 01:03
answer... is D.
- 01:09
As in, "Da-na-na-na-na-na-na... BATMAN."
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