Figurative Language
I love you a latte
Pun
Refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry. It is the rhythmic structure of a poem
Meter
Where the story takes place.
Setting
This character's parents died in a car crash.
Ponyboy
Villain or bad guy
Antagonist
Civil War
Oxymoron
The Road Not Taken author
Robert Frost
The turning point in a story.
Climax
Social classes.
Good guy or the hero
Protagonist
The moon came with a blinding glow.
Hyperbole
Refer to specific structures that dictate the arrangement of lines, rhyme schemes, and stanzas
Verse
Where everything is restored to normal.
Resolution
What is the setting of "The Outsiders"
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Elements that gain meaning through repetition
Motif
The White House released a statement
Synecdoche
Ponyboy recites this poem to Johnny at the church
Nothing Gold Can Stay
The beginning of the story, where characters and setting is introduced
Exposition
How society perceives you
Social Identity
The central unifying idea or principle of story
Theme
I need her to love me, to comfort me, and to protect me.
Parallelism
5 feet and 10 syllables; one stressed and one unstressed. Shakespeare uses it a lot.
Iambic Pentameter
Where the problems start to form and build up
Rising Action
This character dies from a burn injury.
Johnny
Foreshadowing