Literary Terms
When and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
The machine ate my money.
What is personification?
These flowers grew outside of Lady Seymour's house.
What are roses?
This character skipped a grade.
Who is Ponyboy Curtis?
This teacher does not live in Pittsford.
Who is Mrs. Carey?
The way the author helps the reader get to know the people in the story.
What is characterization?
They ran like the wind.
What is a simile?
The name of this trilogy of books.
What is Seeds of America?
S. E. Hinton's real first name.
What is Susan or Susie?
This teacher has a twin.
Who is Mrs. Sulzbach?
This stands for or represents something else.
What is a symbol?
Sally sold sea shells down by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
This Queen of England was having a birthday celebration.
Who was Charlotte?
Cherry's best friend who flirted with Two-Bit.
Who is Marcia?
This teacher organizes a friendly competition every summer.
Who is Mr. Cutaia?
The events leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
The student's mind was a computer.
What is a metaphor?
The unusual dish that Elihu Lockton loved to eat for dinner on special occasions.
What is turtle soup? (eel pie could also be accepted)
This character brought his gang to help the greasers in the rumble.
Who is Tim Shepard?
This teacher went to Fredonia for college.
Who is Ms. Graser OR Mrs. Sulzbach OR Mrs. Wahl?
This is another word for resolution.
What is denoument?
My heart stopped when I saw the ghost, and then I ran for it!
What is hyperbole?
The island where Isabel THOUGHT Ruth was working on a plantation.
What is Nevis?
The term Soc is short for this.
Who are the Socials, the West side rich kids?
This teacher attended BRMS as a student.
Who is Ms. Graser?