'The Outsiders'
Who helps Ponyboy and Johnny run away? (Full name, please).
Dally/Dallas Winston.
Bang! Roar! Squawk! Are all examples of what poetic device?
Onomatopoeia
Name the persuasive technique: A question that requires no answer because the answer is implied.
Is the underlined word in the below sentence a noun, adjective, verb or adverb. The shaggy dog ran quickly towards its owner.
In the Outsiders what is a "heater"?
A gun.
What is Ponyboy, Sodapop and Darry's last name?
Curtis
What poem has 14 lines, with three stanzas of four lines each and ends with a rhyming couplet?
Sonnet
What persuasive technique is the following sentence an example of?
"House prices are up, fuel prices are up, grocery prices are up."
Repetition.
What is an adjective?
A describing word/a word that describes a noun.
What persuasive device is used to put down or criticise an opponent and is often used in political campaigns?
Attack.
Who is Sodapop's best friend?
Steve Randle.
Name the poetic device being shown in the following lines:
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Metaphor
Name the technique: A brief personal account or story.
Anecdote.
Run, jump, sing and follow are all examples of what part of speech (adjective, noun, verb etc.)?
Who played Darry in the film adaptation of the Outsiders?
Patrick Swayze.
What is Two-Bit's real first name?
Keith
The poem 'My Country', by Dorothea Mackellar, compares Australia to which other country?
England.
What persuasive technique is included in the following sentence?
"Another day, anther tax hike for the ordinary taxpayers. What I want to know is, where is all this extra money going?"
Appeal to hip-pocket.
"She just couldnt face Ellas sister again, not after what happened at the party." On which words should the apostrophes go?
Couldn't and Ella's
What poem does Ponyboy recite to Johnny while they are in the church?
'Nothing Gold can Stay'
What book to Johnny and Ponyboy read while in hiding?
'Gone with the Wind'.
Name the poem and poet for the following lines from:
And can you tell me, doctor, why I still can't get to sleep?
And night-time's just a jungle dark and a barking M16? (I was only 19)
'I was Only 19' by John Schumann.
Name the persuasive technique: Portrays worst-case scenarios as likely to occur and emphasises a need for prevention.
Appeal to fear.
Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?
"The brown, shaggy dog excitedly ran towards its owner."
Excitedly.
Which song/poem by Archie Roach told the story of the stolen generations?