Poetry
The Name of the poet who wrote Nothing Gold Can Stay.
Who is Robert Frost?
The person credited with saying "Things are rough all over."
Who is Cherry Valance?
Darry's hope for Ponyboy.
What is a college education?
The state where this story takes place.
Where is Oklahoma?
The perspective this book written in.
What is first person narration?
The literary term of the last two lines from the poem Stooping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
What is a couplet?
This character is described as a reckless joker.
Who is Two-Bit?
Ponyboy and Cherry have this in common.
What is they both see sunsets, "real nice from where they live?
The place where Ponyboy and Johnny escape.
Where is Windrixville?
A symbol used to indicate Bob's wealth and brutal power.
What are Bob's rings?
The name of the poet who wrote the poem, "Harlem".
Who is Langston Hughes?
The last name of Bob.
What is Sheldon?
The main theme within the poem, "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time".
What is Carpe Diem, or seize the day?
The movie star mentioned in the beginning of the book.
Who is Paul Newman?
Dally's characterization/ his dream.
What is for Johnny to be safe and not be "tough".
The line, "Or does it explode?" as formatted.
What is italicized?
The three people connected to this line: "Tell him, I don't think he knows."
Who are Johnny, Dally, and Ponyboy?
This being is described as "Dark gold...sassy and ornery" and is special to one character.
Who is Mickey Mouse, the horse that Soda Pop trains?
The name of Soda Pop's love.
Who is Sandy?
What is the theme that goodness and beauty are fleeting and must be noticed?
The number of lines in the poem, Harlem. (Not counting the title.)
What is eleven lines?
The full name of the protagonist in the book.
Who is Ponyboy Michael Curtis?
The thing that Johnny received at the end of his life that is mentioned earlier in the book connected to the Socials.
What is an editorial?
The year this book was first published and the age of S.E. Hinton when it was published.
What is 1967 and 17 yers old?
A recurring theme within the book highlighted in these scenes, the opening scene before he gets jumped, when he PB talks with Cherry, and when PB and J are hiding away and reading Gone with the Wind and watching sunsets.
What is the theme of being an artist and seeing things differently than others?