The Outsiders Literary Element Edition Spring Exam Review

“It drives my brother Darry nuts when I do stuff like that,…”

Idiom

“He’s got eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice.”

Simile

“He reminded me of Will Rogers – maybe it was the grin.”

Allusion

“…although Soda just can’t sit still long enough to enjoy a movie and they bore Darry to death.”

Hyperbole

Thinking back over the book, what literary element OTHER THAN allusion is… “…When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house,I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.”

Flashback

“If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, you’ll have Johnny.”

Metaphor

‘“…it would have been a good excuse to cut him to ribbons.”’

Idiom

What 2 literary elements does this statement represent What 2 literary elements does this statement represent? ‘”You’re bleedin’ like a stuck pig.”’

Idiom/Simile

“They walked around slowly, silently, smiling.”

Alliteration

“…Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies,…”

Simile

“Darry would kill me if I got into trouble with the police.”

Hyperbole

“He reminded me of Will rogers – maybe it was the grin.”

Allusion

“He would kill the next person who jumped him “He would kill the next person who jumped him. Nobody was ever going to beat him like that again.”

Foreshadowing

“Glory, Two-Bit, scare us to death!”

Hyperbole

“Things are tough all over.”

Theme

“Sodapop kept them in stitches.”

Idiom

“I could hear the blue Mustang’s vroom, vroom…”

Onomatopoeia

“Towheaded and shifty-eyed. Dally was anything but handsome “Towheaded and shifty-eyed. Dally was anything but handsome. Yet in his hard face there was character, pride, and a savage defiance.”

Characterization

“He thinks I’m a pain in the neck.”

Idiom