Figurative Language
Characters
Elements of Plot
Elements of Fiction
Vocabulary
100
"He's got eyes that are like two pieces of blue-green ice." (6)
What is a simile?
100
The novel's narrator
Who is Ponyboy?
100
"It was a warmish Spring day with the sun shining bright..." (31)
What is the setting?
100
What the characters say. It is always in quotes.
What is the dialogue?
100
Socs, Socials, the jet set, the rich kids, westside
What are synonyms?
200
"They walked slowly, silently, smiling." (4)
What is alliteration?
200
This character "goes around trying to break laws." (20)
Who is Dally (Dallas Winston)?
200
The type of conflict that the Greasers face every day
What is man vs. society?
200
"I dunno. See ya'll tomorrow." This quote shows HOW the characters speak.
What is dialect?
200
Socs and Greasers
What are antonyms?
300
"I could smell the English Leather shaving lotion..." (5)
What is a sensory detail?
300
Ponyboy, Sodapop, Darry, Two-Bit, Dally, Steve, and Johnny
Who are the protagonists?
300
When Johnny stands up for the Soc girls at the movie theater in Chapter 2
What is the climax of Chapter 2?
300
"They walked around slowly, silently, smiling.." This part makes me feel suspenseful and anxious.
What is the mood?
300
"I had heard the same tone a million times: 'Greaser...' "
What is connotation? (negative connotation)
400
"I had to read Great Expectations for English, and Pip reminded me of us." (15)
What is an allusion?
400
Randy and Bob
Who are the antagonists?
400
When Ponyboy describes to Cherry all the ways that Johnny has been affected by the Socs jumping him
What is the falling action?
400
"He will kill the next person who jumps him..." (34)
What is foreshadowing?
400
Greaser: (n) Brittish slang for an automechanic
What is denotation?
500
"Cherry had said she wouldn't drink Dally's Coke if she was starving, and she meant it. it was the principle of the thing." (30)
What is a symbol?
500
Dally's girlfriend who represents all "greasy" girls in Pony's mind
Who is Sylvia?
500
"Maybe the two worlds we lived in weren't so different."
What is a theme?
500
The author wrote this novel because she felt angry about the society in which she lived, and her feelings show in her writing.
What is the tone?
500
"... you dig, Pony?" (17)
What is a multiple meaning word?
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