Oh the Drama! I
Oh the Drama!II
The Outsiders
Literary terms
Vocab
100

A major division of a play

An act

100

Conversations between characters

Dialogue

100

What is the narrator's name?

Ponyboy

100

The sequence of events that form a story

Plot

100

To quote as evidence to support a response

cite

200

The first event in which the conflict becomes apparent

Inciting incident

200

A subdivision of an act in a play

Scene

200

Who is the character with blond hair that has a dangerous personality?

Dallas

200

The main problem or struggle the characters face in a story

conflict

200

The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something

reputation

300

The series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax

Rising action

300

A story, real or imagined, consisting of connected events

Narrative

300

Where did Ponyboy meet Cherry?

The drive in

300

Implied, but not directly stated

Implicit

300

Uneasy or fearful about something that might happen

Apprehensive

400

An essential component of a drama, such as plot, characters, theme, and costumes

Dramatic Elements

400

The instructions written by a playwright to describe the appearance and actions of the characters as well as the sets, props, costumes, sound effects, and lighting

Stage directions

400

What is Cherry's boyfriend's name?

Bob

400

An emotional state of mind or feeling

Mood

400

Brave or heroic

Gallant

500

Background information presented in a literary work

Exposition

500

The final outcome of the story's conflict

Resolution

500

Why did Ponyboy run away?

Darry hit him.

500

An individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the action of the plot forward

Character

500

To determine and explain the meaning of 

Interpret

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