Vocab 1
the character or force opposing the main character.
The focus of writing is to use language that appeals to the 5 senses. This is called___________.
What is imagery?
3 consecutive words in a phrase that begin with the same sound. (crazy chaotic Kangaroos)
What is alliteration?
Who is the author of The Outsiders?
Who is S.E. Hinton?
The cat sat on the mat. Name a noun from the sentence.
What is mat or cat.
An account of a person’s life written by that person
What is an attention getting sentence that makes your reader of your writing want to read more?
What is a hook?
a comparison between two things using "like" or "as." (My Uncle is so strong he's like a tank.)
What is a simile?
What is a symbol in the book that implies that everyone is struggling with something, and everyone goes through hard times?
What is the sunset?
a word that is used to describe nouns, and pronouns is a __________.
What is an adjective?
The lesson learned by characters and by readers from the story
What is theme?
Creating a story with plot, theme & characters in the first person POV is called _________.
What is narrative/narrative writing?
giving an inanimate object human qualities. (ie. The Flowers danced in the wind.)
What is personification?
What is Ponyboy's theme assignemnt?
The name for something that can be felt but cannot be touched is a/an _________ ___________.
What is an abstract noun?
A completely different thought way or action; often in conversation
What is a tangent?
Putting the author's words into your own words in your writing is called a _______.
What is a paraphrase?
An object that has deeper meaning than the literal object it is. (Ponyboy loves his hair; their hair is a symbol for greaser pride.)
What is symbol/symbolism?
Why doesn't Dallas send Johnny and Ponyboy to report to the police when they come to him for help after Bob's accident at the park?
What is Dallas's mistrust of the police?/other justifiable answer.
He, she, it, they are examples of what parts of speech?
What is a pronoun?
Outrageously bad; like- really, really bad
What is egregious?
If you don't cite the source where your research came from, what does this result in?
What is plagiarism?
something that is the total opposite outcome of what you thought would happen. (ie. The cowardly lion actually does have/and shows courage at the end of The Wizard of Oz.)
Stereotyping in The Outsiders is an example of one of its biggest _________.
The name for something that can be felt but cannot be touched is a/an _________ ___________.
What is an abstract noun?