Literary Devices
the time and place where a story happens
What is setting?
an adjective to describe how the narrator feels about her Chinese culture in "The White Umbrella"
What is ashamed?
the main genre and sub-genre of brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
What are non-fiction and memoir?
the narrator of The Outsiders
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
a vocabulary word that means unable to produce much vegetation or life
What is barren?
the perspective from which a story is told (first person, second person, or third person)
What is point of view?
something that the white umbrella itself symbolizes
What are wealth, status, acceptance, or the narrator's desire to fit in?
the character who influences Jacqueline by being a father figure and providing love and encouragement while living in South Carolina
Who is Daddy Gunnar?
the way Johnny knows it was Bob who beat him up when he was jumped
What are the blue Mustang and his rings?
a vocabulary word that is a synonym for chill or relaxed
the feeling or atmosphere that a story creates for the reader (e.g., suspenseful, joyful, sad)
the narrator's action at the end of "The White Umbrella" to develop the theme
What is throwing the umbrella in the sewer?
the literary device used in this quotation from brown girl dreaming?
"We don’t know to be sad, the weight / of our grandparents’ love like a blanket / with us beneath it / safe and warm"
What is a simile?
the symbol of equality, unity, and goodness in the world throughout The Outsiders
What is the sunset (or sunrise)?
a vocabulary word that is the best synonym for "follow along with"
What is conform?
the use of objects, characters, colors, or events to represent deeper meanings or ideas
What is symbolism?
an event Rosaura - in "The Stolen Party" - really wants to attend - against her mother's advisement
What is a birthday party?
the tone (attitude of the author) of brown girl dreaming
What are hopeful, positive, optimistic, nostalgic, or inspirational?
two of the items given to Ponyboy and Johnny by Dally after the death of Bob
What are $50, a gun, a plan, and his leather jacket?
a vocabulary word that best completes this sentence:
The toddler was being __________ and refused to sit in his car seat or stop kicking the back of his mother's seat.
What is ornery?
the way an author develops and describes a character's personality using speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks
What is characterization?
the resolution of the conflict at the end of "The Stolen Party"
What is Rosaura standing with her mother and not taking the payment from Senora Ines?
what Jacqueline's writing symbolizes (in general) in brown girl dreaming
What are hope, inspiration for a better future, and/or a successful career?
a theme developed through the character vs. society conflict in the The Outsiders
What is any theme statement related to socioeconomic status, stereotypes, or empathy?
a vocabulary word that best completes this sentence
Even after the bell rang, several students __________ in the hallway talking with friends.
What is lingered?