The Outsiders
What GENRE of literature is The Outsiders?
fiction, prose, novel are all acceptable responses
Assumptions that we make about people based on their background, their job, their culture etc. are called____________________.
Stereotypes
This adjective describes people who cannot read?
a) opulent b) meticulous
c) illiterate d) nostalgia
c) illiterate
This trait of good writing refers to the author's personality shining through in their writing.
voice
Most ADVERBS end with these two letters. . .
LY
Rather than italicizing The Outsiders, what could we do instead?
underline it
Objects and pictures that represent larger ideas are called___________________. A stop sign is a good example.
symbols
What is a good SYNONYM for the word PROMINENT?
important; noticeable
Showing versus telling is mainly based on the use of ______________________.
a) juxtaposition b) foreshadowing
c) imagery d) theme
imagery
Provide an example of a common PREPOSITION.
on , in, under, by etc.
In chapter 8, while in the hospital, Johnny is worried that he will never be able to ___________________ again.
a) walk b) see
c) fight d) smoke
walk
Tone refers to the narrator's attitude toward their topic and __________________ refers to the way the reader feels while reading the story.
mood
CONGREGATE is a ___________________ because it is an action.
verb
Give an example of a common ACRONYM.
NFL, FBI, etc.
The three dots are called. . .
an ellipsis
a) Johnny's mom b) Dally
c) Ponyboy d) Cherry
d) Cherry
Placing images side by side so that we compare and contrast them is called______________________.
juxtaposition
What is the most OMINOUS day of the year, according to superstitious people?
Friday the 13th. (I'll also accept Halloween.)
The fancy name for WORD ORDER is called_________________________.
syntax
This punctuation mark is used to begin a list when there is not a verb or preposition there to do so
the colon
What "prized possession" does Two-Bit give to Dally in chapter 8 of The Outsiders?
his switchblade knife
This literary device is defined as a difference between expectation and reality that strikes us as funny or odd.
irony
What does the dieresis in the word Noël indicate?
That the two syllables are pronounced separately.
connotations
Name two different uses of the quotation marks.
-to indicate dialogue
-to emphasize a word
-to show that information was borrowed from another source
-to indicate a title of a short work of literature