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Outsiders Characters
Literary Terms
The Pearl
Write Traits
Media
100
This character is Ponyboy's oldest brother.
Who is Darry?
100
An extreme exaggeration. Ex: I could lift a car right now!
What is hyperbole?
100
The name of the baby.
What is Coyotito?
100
This trait refers to the grace, rhythm and flow of the writing.
What is Sentence Fluency?
100
A form of media
What is.... 1. Magazines 2. Books 3. TV 4. Website/Internet content 5. Movie 6. Radio program
200
This character is stabbed by Johnny in the park.
Who is Bob?
200
A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. EX: sly as a fox
What is simile?
200
The reason the pearl buyer gives for not wanting to purchase the pearl from Kino.
What is that it is too large.
200
This trait reflects individuality and personality.
What is Voice?
200
Most media messages are organized to maximize the gain of this.
What is profit and/or power?
300
This character acts as a spy for the greasers.
Who is Cherry?
300
The deliberate repitition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words. Ex: She sells seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
300
One of the ways that Juan Tomas helps Kino and his family in trying to escape from the village undetected.
What is... 1. Gives them food and supplies. 2. Hides them in his hut. 3. Feeds rumors to the neighbors to throw of their track.
300
This trait refers to the writer's primary message or point.
What is Ideas?
300
Different people experience the same media message in this way.
What is differently?
400
This character gives Johnny and Ponyboy a gun and money to help them escape.
Who is Dallas?
400
The person in the book who acts as a source of conflict for the main character.
What is the antagonist?
400
One of the reasons why Kino feels that the destruction of the boat is worse than the morder of a man.
1. A boat cannot defend itself. 2. A boat has no children. 3. It is a man's livlihood, without it he cannot fish and will die.
400
This trait refers to the structure of the piece that provides direction.
What is Organization?
400
Name one of the techniques of persuasion often used in advertising media.
What is.... 1. Humour 2.Celebrity 3. Cute 4. Nature 5. Macho 6. Sexy 7. Wealth 8. Cartoon 9. Family 10. Fun or.... 11. Guilt
500
This character carried a switchblade, and was always joking around.
Who is Two-Bit?
500
The highest point of action, from which the story will start to resolve itself.
What is the climax?
500
This person only considers helping Kino when he hears of the pearl.
Who is the doctor?
500
This trait refers to clarifying and enhancing other traits. (ex: spacing)
Whato is Conventions?
500
Media messages don't randomly occur, they are all ________________________________.
What is constructed? (made by someone for a purpose)