I read, do you?
This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This part of the plot introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation.
What is exposition?
This is the name of the gang that includes Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally.
What is the Greasers?
This hockey player said the following quote: "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."
Who is Wayne Gretzky?
Ms. McCurdy coaches these teams at SSHS
What are soccer and basketball?
This device gives human characteristics to non-human things. For example, "The wind whispered through the trees."
What is personification?
This is the series of events that build tension and lead up to the story's climax.
What is rising action?
This character says the famous line, "Stay gold, Ponyboy."
Who is Johnny Cade?
This author said the following quote: "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
Who is Dr. Seuss
Ms. McCurdy went to this high school.
What is SSHS?
This literary device creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind by appealing to the five senses.
What is imagery?
This is the turning point of the story, where the main conflict reaches its peak.
What is climax?
This event is the turning point of the novel when Johnny and Ponyboy save a group of children.
What is the church fire?
This famous baseball player said the following quote: “Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”
Who is Babe Ruth?
Ms. McCurdy teaches these other subjects this semester.
What are Civics and Phys Ed?
This device is a direct comparison between two things, saying one thing is another, like "Time is a thief."
What is a metaphor?
This part of the story comes after the climax and begins to tie up loose ends.
What is falling action?
This is the name of the wealthy, rival gang to the Greasers.
Who are the Socs?
This artist sang the following lyrics:
We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
Who is Taylor Swift?
Ms. McCurdy carpools to school with this teacher.
Who is Mrs. Clarke?
This is the central idea or underlying message of a story, often conveying a moral or insight about life.
What is theme?
This is the conclusion of the story, where conflicts are resolved and the story comes to a close.
What is resolution?
This is the poem by Robert Frost that inspires the theme of the novel.
What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
This Marvel character is known for saying "LANGUAGE!"
Who is Captain America?
This is the name of Ms. McCurdy's dog.
What is Luna?