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The Outsiders
Figurative Language
Eastern Trivia
Parts of Speech
Poetry
100

This is the first name of the character who is the narrator of The Outsiders.

Who is Ponyboy? 

100

This is a comparison between two unlike things that uses "like" or "as".

What is a simile?

100
This person was Eastern's principal before Mrs. Shorts. 

Who is Mr. Johnson?

100
A person, place, thing, or idea is referred to as this. 

What is a noun?

100

Poems are not composed of sentences; they are composed of these. 

What are lines?

200

The term "Soc" is short for this word.

What is "Social"?

200

The use of extreme exaggeration in writing or speech.

What is hyperbole?

200

This is the street address of Eastern Middle School.

What is 300 University Boulevard, East?

200

The word, "Maryland" is this type of noun. 

What is a "proper noun"?

200

Paragraph is to essay as this word is to poem.

What is a stanza?

300

This character was looking for Dallas at the beginning of the story in order to get revenge because Dallas slashed the tires on his car.

Who is Tim Shepard?

300

The following sentence is an example of this type of figurative language.

The wind's sharp teeth bit into my exposed skin, making me wish I'd worn a coat. 

What is personification?

300
After a renovation, this hallway took the place of the old cafeteria. 

What is the 200 hallway?

300

When a word is used to modify a verb, it is called this. 

What is an adverb?

300

In the following, this type of sound device is being used.

She sells shiny seashells in a sad, salty shack on the sandy seashore.

What is alliteration?

400

This is Two-Bit Matthew's real first name.

What is Keith?

400

This type of figurative language is when what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen. 

What is irony?

400
Besides Ms. Quintiere, there are three teachers who have been at Eastern the longest. This is ONE of them.

Who is Mr. Sullivan? Who is Mr. MacFadden? Who is Ms. Hartung?

400

Words like, "you", "he", "I", "she", "we", "they" and "it" are called this type of pronoun. 


What are personal pronouns?

400

The poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay", was written by this poet.

Who is Robert Frost?

500

This book was very important to Johnny; he admired the southern gentlemen in it and compared them to Dallas. 

What is Gone With the Wind?

500
This type of metaphor extends throughout an entire poem, song, or text passage. 

What is an extended metaphor?

500

True or false. The main office at Eastern has always been in the same location.

What is false?

500

This type of word is used to connect or join together words, phrases, clauses or sentences. 

What is a conjunction?

500

When there is an identifiable pattern of sounds that repeat in a poem, it is called this.

What is rhyme scheme?