Figurative Language
Ponyboy compares Soda’s movie-star looks to a Greek god.
What is a simile
Identify this sentence type: “Let’s go to the movies.”
What is imperative
This character is Ponyboy’s easygoing brother who dropped out of high school.
Who is Sodapop Curtis
Johnny kills this Soc during the fight at the fountain.
Who is Bob
What does the sunset symbolize for Ponyboy and Cherry?
What is that they share the same world and beauty despite being from different groups?
Explain the meaning of the metaphor “Johnny was like a lost puppy.”
What is it shows Johnny’s vulnerability and need for protection?
Identify this sentence type: “I can’t believe Johnny killed him!”
What is exclamatory
Compare Johnny’s home life to Ponyboy’s home life.
What is Johnny’s is abusive and neglectful, while Ponyboy’s is strict but caring?
Explain why Ponyboy runs away from home after Darry slaps him.
What is because he feels unwanted and angry, so he seeks comfort with Johnny?
Why is Johnny’s decision to turn himself in important for his character development?
What is it shows he takes responsibility and grows from scared to brave?
When Ponyboy says the Socs are “cool to the point of not feeling anything,” what type of figurative language is he using?
What is hyperbole
Give me a declarative sentence about Ponyboy’s relationship with Sodapop.
ex. Sodapop cares about me more that Darry.
This Soc wears rings that later leave scars on Johnny.
Who is Bob
Ponyboy and Johnny hide out in this abandoned place after the fight.
What is a church in Windrixville?
Explain why Greasers feel judged by their appearance.
What is because their long hair and clothes label them as poor troublemakers?
Ponyboy describes the night as “alive with the sound of cars and laughter.” What figurative language is this?
what is personification
Write an interrogative sentence about the Socs.
ex. "Why do the Socs hate the Greasers?"
Explain: How does Dally’s attitude toward rules and authority contrast with Johnny’s, and what does this reveal about their characters?
What is Dally is rebellious and hardened, while Johnny is nervous and moral, showing two different ways Greasers cope with hardship?
How does the fire in the church reveal Ponyboy and Johnny’s character?
What is it shows they are brave and selfless when saving the children?
How did the murder at the fountain affect the Greasers vs. Socs conflict.
What is, it intensified the rivalry and lead to a rumble?
Analyze the significance of the Robert Frost poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”
What is it represents the fleeting nature of innocence and childhood?
Explain how sentence type can affect tone in the novel.
What is exclamatory adds emotion, interrogative adds curiosity, declarative states facts, imperative gives commands?
How does Cherry challenge the stereotypes Ponyboy holds about Socs?
What is she shows Socs have problems too and that they share common feelings?
Describe how Dally helps Ponyboy and Johnny after Bob’s death.
What is he gives them money, a gun, and directions to hide in the church?
Defend this claim with evidence: “Johnny is the most heroic character in chapters 1–6.”
What is he kills to protect Ponyboy and later risks his life to save the children?