"Where the heck have you been? Do you know what time it is?"
Darry
Mr. Joyce a funny fellow had his class in hysterics.
Mr. Joyce - a funny fellow - had his class in hysterics.
"We were careful with our cigarettes. If that old church ever caught fire there'd be no stopping it..."
Foreshadowing
Rising Action
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" - AABB
Rhyme Scheme
"Sometimes I just don't use my head."
Ponyboy
The steps of the writing process are (1) prewriting, (2) drafting, (3) revising, (4) editing, and (5) publishing.
"When I stepped out from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home."
Allusion
Johnny dies from his injuries and Dally is killed by the police.
Climax
"I Am Singing Now" - in the hazy glow of tail lights, and the distinct shapes of hills and mesas
Contrast
"Ponyboy . . . I mean . . . if I see you in the hall at school or someplace and don't say hi, well, it's not personal or anything, but . . ."
Cherry Valance
Mario studied for the test; it would not be a challenge.
"Johnny looked dead. Like a candle with the flame gone."
Simile
Ponyboy and Randy speak to the judge regarding Bob's death.
Falling Action
"Possibilities" - each choice is a winnowing
Metaphor
"You heard me, Dally. Leave her alone."
Johnny
The forty fifth President of the United States is Donald Trump.
The forty-fifth President of the United States is Donald Trump.
"They walked around slowly silently smiling."
Alliteration
Ponyboy decides to write his theme for English class about his recent experiences.
Resolution
"Jim" - he brought her cocoa in, and brought her broth, and brought her bread. And brought her medicine.
Repetition
"You could use a bath, greaser. And a good working over. And we've got all night to do it. Give the kid a bath, David."
Bob
Carolyn went on vacation with Katie her sister Brian her brother-in-law Mary her mother and Luna her dog.
Carolyn went on vacation with Katie, her sister; Brian, her brother-in-law; Mary, her mother; and Luna, her dog.
"...slamming one first against the wall, hammering it to make it obey his will."
Personification
Rising action
"Father and Son" - till broke somewhere,
gone years ago, but sailed forever clear
of earth.
Hyperbole