Figurative Language
“I just stood there like a bump on a log as they surrounded me.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Simile
What does Johnny mean when he says, "Stay gold Ponyboy."
Keep seeing the beauty and good in the world.
What does a Greaser's hair mean to them?
Greasers are known to wear what kind of clothing?
Leather Jackets
Who is the narrator of The Outsiders?
Ponyboy Curtis
“Johnny was scared of his own shadow.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Hyperbole
In chapter 2, Ponyboy mentions that Johnny carries a switchblade with him, and that he would kill the next person who jumped him. This is an indication of what type of literary element?
Foreshadowing
Why doesn’t Dally want Johnny to turn himself in to the police?
Dally doesn't want Johnny to turn himself into the police because prison changes a person. Dally doesn't want Johnny to change.
How would you describe Soc girls?
Smart, popular, and pretty
How is Ponyboy different from the other members of the gang?
He likes to read books and go see movies.
“Life was one big joke to Two-Bit.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Metaphor
One example of a Static Character from The Outsiders would be . . .
Steve Randall
Two-Bit Matthews
Dallas Winston
Johnny Cade
Sodapop Curtis
Darry Curtis
Cherry Valance
Bob Sheldon
According to Randy, what was Bob’s real problem?
Bob's parents never disciplined him. They gave him everything and let him get away with everything.
This greaser has blue, blazing eyes like ice, blond hair, and an elfish face. He’s tough, cold, mean, smart, and has a bad reputation. He helped Johnny and Ponyboy get out of town.
Dallas Winston
What is Johnny's shy, nervous personality due to?
The way his parents treat him.
“Two-Bits dancing green eyes were stormy.” What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?
Personification
Who wrote The Outsiders?
S.E. Hinton
Why is Dally so upset over Johnny’s death?
Dally is so upset over Johnny's death because he loved him.
This Greaser has dark gold hair, is 16 years old, and has dark brown eyes. He doesn’t drink alcohol, understands everybody, is always happy, and never reads.
Sodapop Curtis
What does Cherry Valance mean when she tells Ponyboy “Things are rough all over.”
Everyone has problems.
The recurrence of the sunset from the novel is an example what type of literary device?
Motif
What is one major theme of The Outsiders?
Get to know someone before you judge them.
Read the following poem by Robert Frost:
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
What do you think Robert Frost is trying to say?
This Soc was Cherry Valance’s boyfriend and attacked Ponyboy and Johnny at the park.
Bob Sheldon
Which character from the novel would be a Dynamic Character?
Ponyboy Curtis/Randy Anderson