VOCABULARY
LITERARY ELEMENTS
FIGURATIVE DEVICES
TRUE or FALSE?
CHARACTERS
100
That was the truth. Socs were always behind a wall of ALOOFNESS, careful not to let their real selves show through.
What is distance, snobbishness, indifference
100
The POINT of VIEW of the novel.
What is first person.
100
"He was the gang's pet."
What is metaphor
100
Pony boy idolizes Paul Newman.
What is TRUE
100
"... a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers."
What is Johnny
200
He had on a MADRAS shirt. I can still see it. Blue madras.
What is cotton plaid
200
Serious and sad describe this element.
What is mood.
200
Soda attracted girls like honey attracted flies.
What is simile
200
Pony boy is obsessed with his shoes.
What is FALSE. His hair.
200
Rough and rugged, this character wouldn't think twice about lying, cheating, stealing, or jumping a small child.
What is Dally
300
Two-Bit knew better than to scare Johnny like that. He’s kind of SCATTERBRAINED.
What is forgetful, disorganized, absent-minded
300
Empathetic and realistic describe this element.
What is tone.
300
The concession stand had a line a mile long.
What is hyperbole
300
Pony boy and Steve are very close.
What is FALSE. Steve thinks Ponyboy is a tag-along.
300
Smart, handsome, athletic, and hardworking; Mr. Personality.
What is Sodapop
400
I sat down again, rubbing my cheek where I’d been SLUGGED the most.
What is hit or punched
400
Name (3) aspects of the setting.
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma during the 1960's.
400
Johnny couldn't say "boo" to a goose.
What is hyperbole
400
Johnny reads a poem to Ponyboy, "Nothing Gold Can Stay"
What is FALSE. Ponyboy reads it to Johnny.
400
Strong, handsome, honest, serious, and grumpy with a bad temper.
What is Darry
500
I wondered about it VAGUELY. Why did he look so sick now?
What is a little bit or slightly
500
Give an example of THEME so far.
What is loyalty or violence.
500
Two-Bit's dancing gray eyes were stormy.
What is personification
500
Johnny is mentally and physically abused by his brother.
What is FALSE. He is abused by his parents.
500
A mean, violent, drunk bully.
What is Bob
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