Figures of Speech
Parts of a Story
The Outsiders
Informational Texts
Random
100
A non-human thing is given human qualities
What is personification?
100
The most exciting part
What is the climax?
100
The narrator of the story
Who is Ponyboy?
100
These present information visually.
What are text features?
100
A type or category of book, music, movies.
What is genre?
200
A comparison using "like or as"
What is a simile?
200
The problem in story
What is a conflict?
200
Is shot and killed by the police.
Who is Dally?
200
Section titles
What are subheadings?
200
The people or animals in a story
What are characters?
300
Examples are "Bang!" "Screech!" "Pow!"
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The "voice" telling the story
What is the narrator?
300
Ponyboy's older brother
Who is Darry?
300
Examples are maps, photographs, and timelines
What are subheadings?
300
The life lesson of a story
What is a theme?
400
A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
400
The point-of-view when the narrator is NOT a character.
What is third person?
400
The setting of The Outsiders
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
400
These provide information about a graphic aid
What are captions?
400
The author of The Outsiders
Who is S.E. Hinton?
500
The repeated use of a consonant sound. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
500
How the problem is solved
What is the resolution?
500
The point-of-view of The Outsiders
What is first person?
500
A writer's MOST IMPORTANT ideas about a topic.
What are main ideas?
500
The sequence of events in a story
What is the plot?