Vocabulary
It means "to give as a gift, or grant."
What is BESTOW?
It is the verb "voice" that describes an action being done to the subject.
What is PASSIVE voice?
Ponyboy was part of this social group.
What are GREASERS?
It is the most intense point of action and conflict in a narrative.
What is the CLIMAX?
It's an indirect comparison that uses words such as "like" and "as."
What is a SIMILE?
It means "a state of being forgotten."
What is OBLIVION?
This verbal type always ends in -ing and functions as a noun.
What is a GERUND?
She was a Soc, and she got her nickname based on her hair.
Who is CHERRY (Valance)?
It's the fancy word for the ending or conclusion of a story.
What is the RESOLUTION?
"Her hardest hue to hold" is an example of this sound device.
What is ALLITERATION?
It means "to drift apart or become unfriendly."
What is ESTRANGE?
It's the part of speech of the word "too" in the sentence "She was too tired to finish her homework."
What is an ADVERB?
These two words were Johnny Cade's last.
What is STAY GOLD?
This type of action typically follows the point at which the conflict is introduced in the story.
What is RISING action?
It's what a reader determines when noting especially similar-sounding words at the end of various lines of poetry.
What is the RHYME SCHEME?
It means "to fit together perfectly."
What is DOVETAIL?
It's the grammatical term for the specific noun that is replaced by a pronoun.
What is an ANTECEDENT?
He's the best friend of the character who used rings as weapons, and he was still alive at the end of the story.
Who is RANDY?
It's the narrative term for the beginning of a story, in which the story's setting and significant characters are often introduced.
What is the EXPOSITION?
"The clouds were little cotton-balls in a denim sky" is an example of this figure of speech.
What is a METAPHOR?
It means "docile" or "easy to work on or work with."
What is TRACTABLE?
It's the name for the type of sentence that includes at least one dependent and one independent clause.
What is a COMPLEX sentence?
It's the name of the musician that Ponyboy could not stand, though Buck was a big fan.
Who is HANK WILLIAMS?
It's the name given to the precise moment or event when the story's main conflict first arises.
What is the INCITING INCIDENT?
It is the name for "any arrangement of two or more lines in a poem."
What is a STANZA?