"The Outsiders" | Poetry | Persuasion | "The Diary of Anne Frank" | "The Giver" |
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Who is Ponyboy?
This protagonist battles with questions of identity throughout the novel.
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What is figurative language?
This is any language that is not literal.
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What are ethos, pathos, and logos? (any order accepted)
These three rhetorical devices help a writer appeal to their audience and prove their point (must answer with all 3).
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Who is Adolf Hitler?
This was the person that ruled Germany and "led" the movement that was the Holocaust.
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Who is Jonas?
This protagonist learns what has been taken away with the community's decision of "sameness".
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Who are the Greasers and Socs?
These two groups are in conflict throughout the novel.
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What is rhyme scheme / rhyming?
This term describes poems whose lines have ending words with the same or similar end sounds.
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What is pathos?
This rhetorical device uses emotion to appeal to the audience.
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What is her diary?
This item gave Anne some relief from her boredom while in hiding.
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What is The Receiver of Memories/ The Receiver of Memory?
The protagonist is "selected" instead of "assigned" to this role.
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Who is S.E. Hinton?
This author wrote "The Outsiders" at the age of 19.
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What are lines and stanzas?
A poem's length can be measured using these two terms/ methods.
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What is the claim?
This is the term for the point an author is trying to convince their audience of.
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What is the Secret Annex?
This place is where Anne and her family hid during the play (must be the exact name used by Anne).
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Who is The Giver?
This character shares memories with the protagonist.
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What is "Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"?
These famous last words are an iconic refrain when referencing "The Outsiders".
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Who is the speaker?
This person is considered to be the voice of a poem (like a narrator in a novel).
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What is the counterpoint/ counterclaim? (both answers accepted)
This is the term for the paragraph that addresses and disproves the other side of an argument.
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Who is Peter?
This was Anne's friend and crush while in hiding.
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What is the sled?
This object is waiting for Jonas in the snow at the end of the book and movie.
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What is "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost?
This poem is quoted within the novel by Ponyboy. Must include title and poet.
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Who is William Shakespeare?
This poet wrote 154 sonnets, including Sonnet 18.
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What is "call to action"?
This is the term for your final sentence in a persuasive text.
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Who is Miep Gies?
This woman helped Anne and her family hide by bringing food and supplies.
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Who are Asher and Fiona?
These two characters help the protagonist escape the community in the movie, but not in the book.
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