This is the vantage point from which a story is told and created by a writer's choice of narrator.
What is point of view?
100
This method of characterization is the presentation of other's impressions of the character and their interactions or relationships with him or her.
What is other characters' reactions?
100
This is the reasons behind a character's actions.
What is character motivation?
100
This is used when comparing two people, places, things, etc.
What is comparative?
100
The sentence below is an example of this tense:
"Stay gold, Ponyboy."
What is present tense?
200
This narrator speaks directly to the reader.
Uses pronouns you and your.
What is second person point of view?
200
This method of characterization is the description of a character's looks, clothing, body language, and facial expressions.
What is physical appearance?
200
Name one way you learn about a character's motivation.
What is:
The narrator's direct comments about a character's motivation.
A character's actions, thoughts, and values.
Your own understanding of the emotions that drive human behavior.
200
This is used when comparing more than two people, places, things, etc.
What is superlative?
200
The following sentence is an example of this tense:
When I stepped out into the bright sunlight of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.
What is past tense?
300
This narrator is a main or minor character in the story.
This narrator uses the pronouns I and me.
This narrator does not know the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of other characters.
What is first-person point of view?
300
This method of characterization (3) is the presentation of a character's speech patterns, habits, talents, opinions, and interactions with others.
What is speech, thoughts, and actions?
300
This is what motivated Johnny and Ponyboy to run away.
What is the fight where Johnny killed Bob/Darry slapping Ponyboy?
300
Which of the following is correct?
1. Language Arts is the funnest class.
2. Language Arts is the most fun class.
What is #2?
300
The following sentence is an example of this tense:
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
What is future tense?
400
This narrator is not a character in the story but an outside observer.
This narrator is "all-knowing" meaning has access to the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of all the characters.
What is third-person omniscient point of view?
400
This method of characterization is directly told to you from the author.
What is the narrator?
400
This is what motivated Dally to rob the grocery store and be gunned down by the police.
What is Johnny's death/feeling of hopelessness/disbelief in the good of mankind?
400
Comparative or Superlative?
Darry is the oldest brother.
What is superlative?
400
Correct the errors in the following sentence:
"You'd better wise up, Pony...you {got} tough like me and you don't {got} hurt. You look out for yourself and nothin' {could} touch you..."
What is:
you get tough like me
and you don't get hurt.
nothin' can touch you...
500
This narrator is not a character in the story but an outside observer.
This narrator zooms in on the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of one character.
What is third-person limited point of view?
500
This is the only direct method of characterization.
What is the narrator?
500
This is what motivated Cherry to testify on behalf of the greasers.
What is her distaste for the way the Socs treated the Greasers/her connection to Ponyboy/wanting to do the right thing/sick of the way things are?
500
Comparative or Superlative?
We're poorer than the Socs and the middle class. I reckon we're wilder, too.
What is comparative?
500
Correct the three errors in verb tense:
"When Sandy {will go} to Florida... it wasn't Soda, Ponyboy. He told me he {will love} her, but I guess she didn't love him like he thought she did, because it {will not be} him."
What is:
"When Sandy went to Florida...
He told me he loved her,
because it wasn't him."