Definitions 1
An interruption in the chronological narrative to tell about a detail as it occurred in the past.
What is a flashback?
A character who undergoes little or no change in a story.
What is static character?
The lesson from The Outsiders that no good things can last forever.
What is the theme?
Achoo! Thud! Quack!
What is onomatopoeia?
The major battle between the Socs and the Greasers
What is the falling action?
The type of literature that a piece is (for example, fantasy, historical fiction, etc.)
What is genre?
The person telling the story (not the author)
What is the narrator?
Ugh! I've explained this to you a million times!
What is a hyperbole?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
This happens in The Outsiders when Johnny kills a Soc.
What is rising action?
The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
What is a denotation?
The reason the writer wrote the story.
What is the author's purpose?
"He passed away."
What is a euphemism?
"...this church gave me a kind of creepy feeling. What do you call it? Premonition?"
What is foreshadowing?
The section at the beginning of The Outsiders where Ponyboy introduces the gang to the readers.
What is the exposition?
a humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
What is a parody?
The idea or feeling that a word evokes.
What is the connotation?
"We will fight on the beaches, we will fight on the landing grounds, we will fight in the fields and in the streets, we will fight in the hills; we will never surrender."
What is repetition or anaphora?
What is a dysphemism?
There is some dispute over when this exact moment happens. Some think it's the church fire. Some argue it happens when Johnny dies. It's the turning point of the story.
What is the climax?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
The attitude that a character, narrator, or author takes toward a subject.
What is the tone?
"I met two rude people from New York, so everyone from New York must be rude."
What is a logical fallacy?
"The sun was smiling down upon him" (not personification)
What is pathetic fallacy?
When Ponyboy starts writing The Outsiders at the end of the book.
What is the resolution?