Definitions
The author makes clear, logical connections between ideas, and includes the use of facts and statistics.
appeal to logic
Climax
Point of highest conflict, interest, suspense
What does the Villainous Narrator strongly want readers to believe?
That he is not insane
The rhythmic pattern of a poetic line is the?
Meter
Who is the narrator of the story?
Ponyboy
The character who works against the protagonist.
antagonist
Allusion
A reference to something outside the story
What was the reason that the narrator killed the old man?
His eye
The trees rustled as the wind whistled gently through the leaves.
Imagery
"Oh, Pony, I thought we'd lost you...like we did Mom and Dad..."
Who said it?
Darry
Use of words in a way that is not meant to be taken literally.
figurative language
Symbol
Any image or thing that stands for something else
How did the narrator kill the old man?
He smothered him with a mattress
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
assonance
Where did Johnny kill Bob?
The park
A figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates.
hyperbole
Ambiguity
An idea or situation that can be understood in more than one way.
After the old man was dead, what two acts did the narrator do to conceal the body?
Dismembered it and placed it beneath the floor boards
Chocolate is my Achilles' Heel!
This is an?
Allusion
(It alludes to Greek mythology)
What happened right after Darry slapped Ponyboy for getting home late?
Ponyboy ran away from home
The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices
satire
End rhyme
When a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same.
'He shreiked once...I dragged him to the floor, and pulled the bed over him. I SMILED GAILY, to find the deed so far done.' Why did the narrator say 'I smiled gaily'?
He is enjoying the killing of the old man.
A word, line or phrase that is repeated within the lines or stanzas is a?
refrain
What is the decade during which The Outsiders is set?
1960s