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These tell me about a character's personality, beliefs, and attitude.
What are character traits?
I am Ponyboy's good friend.
Who is Johnny?
Using this literary device helps an author to communicate exactly what they want their reader to understand or feel.
What is figurative language?
Some people say I am a negative prefix because I mean not.
One way to help your reader understand how much a character is struggling is to include these.
What are thoughts?
I'm the message (or messages) that the author is trying to communicate to the reader.
What is the theme?
One reason that the Greasers are looked down on is because of this unfair kind of judgment which is based on socio economic status.
What is classism?
I may sound like a spice, but I can help you say the same thing in a different way.
What is a synonym?
Dictionary includes me, but then again I do SAY a lot.
What is dict?
When a character (or a person) is trying to figure what is right and what is wrong in a difficult situation, they are struggling with this.
What is a moral dilemma?
When you highlight and take notes while you read, you are doing this to the text.
What is annotating?
While they are called the Socs, the gang's full name is this.
Who are the Socials?
This can help improve my communication skills and demonstrate my intelligence when I speak.
What is increasing my vocabulary?
I may be extraordinary, but then again some people simply say that I am beyond what is expected.
What is extra?
When a character struggles against another character or outside force, the conflict is called this.
What is external conflict?
Doing this to a character helps the reader to gain a better understanding of who the character is.
What is analyzing?
I am the person that Ponyboy loves more than anyone else in the world.
Who is Sodapop?
I come in handy when Ms. Silberquit tells you to increase your vocabulary.
What is a thesaurus?
If I've told you once, I've told you a hundred times what my meaning is.
What is centi?
What is internal conflict.
Providing the reader with a clue or hint that gives them an idea of what is about to happen is called this.
What is foreshadowing?
Ponyboy is a complicated character that does not fit the stereotype of one of these.
What is a gang member?
This is really important because it determines how much a reader gets to know a character and whether or not a reader is influenced by a narrator's or other character's opinions.
What is point of view?
The third times the charm, and I come before words that include three of something.
What is tri?
This type of ending sometimes means that the main conflict is left unresolved.