"Nothing
Gold Can Stay"
Gold Can Stay"
Who wrote the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay"?
Robert Frost
The main character and narrator of the story
Ponyboy
when we go from present, to past, then back to the present:_________
flashback
You are as pretty as a picture
simile
a short Japenese poem containing just 3 lines.
haiku
What is the theme of the poem?
all great things lose their greatness
Which character do Ponyboy and Johnny go to after the park incident? Why?
Dally- he has been in trouble before and will know what to do
when the author gives the reader a hint about what will happen :__________
foreshadow
This class is a circus
metaphor
Song writers write poems that we call
lyrics
Which type of figurative language is most obvious in the first four lines?
personification
Why did Darry slap Ponyboy? Where had he been?
He came in super late after falling asleep in the vacant lot
When the writer appeals to your senses, he is creating _______________
imagery
I'm about to freeze to death
hyperbole
letters that one uses to show the pattern of rhyme in a poem
rhyme scheme
So Eden sank to grief is an example of personification AND____________
allusion
What book did Johnny get for Ponyboy to read while in hiding?
Gone with the Wind
When the oppisite of what you would expect to happen actually happens, that is ____________
irony
The ocean punished the swimmers with violent slaps.
personification
a poem that is written in the shape of its topic
concrete poem
Dawn goes down to day is an example of
alliteration
What news does Dally tell Ponyboy and Johnny at the end of chapter 5?
Cherry is a spy for the greasers
when the author makes reference to a well-known book, movie, story, or character :___________
allusion
Forgiving friends is forever favorable
alliteration
"Still I Rise"- who is poet?
Mya Angelou