Characters
"Oh, Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Who is Darry Curtis
The place where Johnny kills Bob
What is the park
This happened right after Darry slapped Ponyboy for getting home late
What is Ponyboy ran away from home
This novel is told by Ponyboy Curtis from Ponyboy Curtis' perspective. This means the novel is written in this literary device that tells things from the perspective of the person speaking:
What is first person point of view
"It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!"
Who is Ponyboy Curtis
This is what caused Johnny to kill Bob
What is the Socs were drowning Ponyboy
Ponyboy says about Johnny Cade, "I don't know what it was about Johnny--maybe that lost-puppy look... " which is an example of this kind of figurative language that compares without like or as
What is a metaphor.
"You know what a Greaser is? White trash with long hair."
Who is Bob Sheldon
This happens right after Ponyboy and Johnny change their appearances
What is Dally visits and they go to the Dairy Queen
When Ponyboy says "Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies." He is using this kind of figurative language comparison.
What is simile
"Sixteen years ain't long enough. I wouldn't mind it so much if there wasn't so much stuff I ain't done yet and so many things I ain't seen."
Who is Johnny Cade
This happens right before Johnny dies and involves many characters save for Randy
What is the rumble
The recurrent emphasis on the sunset as a literary device is an example of this term that means an idea, object, symbol, or concept that repeats itself throughout a text.
What is a motif
"Just don't forget some of us watch the same sunset."
Who is Cherry Valance
This happens after and in response to Johnny's death.
What is Dally robs a store and gets shot by the police
The reference to Robert Frost's poem in S.E. Hinton's novel is an example of this term, meaning an indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance in a work of literature or art.
What is allusion