Vocab Words
What word means "to urge on"?
instigate
How is a simile different from a metaphor?
A simile uses either "like" or as"
What is an example of an abstract noun?
AMV
What is Ponyboy’s issue with Johnny’s suggestion that they disguise themselves?
It would mean he has to cut/dye his hair
What does the reader learn about what happened to Johnny before the story began?
He was jumped by Socs (later found out to be Bob)
What word means "to read thoroughly and carefully"?
peruse
I've told you a million times! is an example of what?
hyperbole
What's the difference between a concrete noun and an abstract noun?
An abstract noun denotes an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
What happens to Ponyboy when he walks home from the movies?
He gets jumped the Socs
What happens when Pony comes home after his curfew?
Darry hits him
What word means "extremely nervous and easily frightened"?
skittish
What is a euphemism?
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
What kind of connotation does the word "selfish" give?
negative
Why does Johnny like it better when his father is hitting him?
Johnny says that he prefers when his father is hitting him because it is at these times that he feels like his father knows he is there
Why doesn’t Dally want Johnny to turn himself in?
Dally does not want Johnny to turn himself in because he has been to jail before, and he knows how it can make someone bitter.
What does residue mean?
A remainder
What is an allusion?
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
What does connotation mean?
Connotation is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What were Johnny's last words to Ponyboy?
Stay golden, Ponyboy. Stay gold.
The doctor says that Johnny will be crippled if he survives. Why is this worse for Johnny than it would be for someone else?
Not only because he would not be able to play football or join rumbles, but also because “[h]e’d have to stay in that house he hated, where he wasn’t wanted, and things could never be like they used to be”
What word means "showing concern or care"?
solicitous
What's the difference between an oxymoron and a paradox?
Oxymoron: two contradictory terms are next to each other
Paradox: a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
What is the denotation of a word?
The literal meaning of the word
What was Bob’s real problem, according to Randy?
Bob “kept trying to make someone say ‘No’….to set limits” (116), but it never happened.
What was it about Darry that made him different from the rest of the gang?
Ponyboy agrees by explaining “in spite of not having much money, the only reason Darry couldn’t be a Soc was us. The gang. Me and Soda. Darry was too smart to be a greaser.