The Outsiders
Horror
Techniques
Random
Mr. Van Meter - Expert at Year 9 Slang
100
This person is the Protagonist and Narrator of the Story. 

Who is Ponyboy?

100

This is who wrote the Tell-Tale Heart

Who is Edgar Allen Poe?

100

This writing technique is used to describe two things using like or as.

What is simile? 

100

This is the capital city of Australia.

What is Canberra?

100

This is the contest Charlotte just entered.

What is a Crow's like drawing competition for kids where you have to draw your favorite footy player? 

200
This is how many brothers Ponyboy has.

What is two?

200

This is the fear of spiders

What is Arachnophobia? 

200

This persuasive technique is a question that requires no answer but is used to make a point or for dramatic effect.

What is a rhetorical question?

200

This is where the 2024 summer olympics will be held.

Where is Paris?

200

Gotta check your jawline, g's. Do this to get a chisled jawline. 

What is mew?

300

These are the two girls that Ponyboy and Johnny hangout with at the drive-in movies.

Who are Cherry and Marcia?

300

This portmanteau is a combination of these two words to make the horror subgenre of ZomCom. 

What is a zombie comedy?

300

This advertising/ persuasive technique is used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support.

What is bandwagon?

300

This is who starred as the titular character Barbie in the 2023 film "Barbie".

Who is Margot Robbie?

300

I'm not lying. This is what you say when someone is lying.

What is "Cap?"

400

This type of characterisation see's Dally being described through his personality as a gangster, and tougher than the other Greasers- This can be seen in this quote, "They have a file on him down at the police station. He had been arrested, he got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids - he did everything." (p. 13)

What is indirect characterisation?

400

This blood-sucking monster is afraid of garlic and wooden stakes.

Who is dracula?
OR 

What is a vampire?


400

This is the technique of using words that strike at the audiences emotions.

What is emotive writing?

400

This prime minister attended Unley High School.

Who is Julia Gillard?

400

This American state is said when something is off or creepy or weird. Or acting like Finley sometimes. 

What is Ohio?

500

This is the color of the Mustang that pulled up filled with Soc's and beat up Johnny leaving him scarred and scared. 

What is blue?

500

This is the reason for the murder in the Tell-Tale Heart.

What is he didn't like his eye?

500
This is the writing technique of creating pictures in your readers mind.

What is imagery?

500

Who is the current prime Minister of Canada?

Who is Justin Treadeu?

500

This is what the acronym BAE stands for.

What is before all else?