3/4A Literary Terms Review

6. A type of characterization; The Soc’s have Blond hair, Madras shirt, 3 rings with spikes. They are richer than the greasers.
7. This hints to readers what may occur next.
8. What is used when Ponyboy reads a famous poem, “Nothing gold can stay.”
10. The acronym to remember indirect characterization
11. Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound… but with words (two words - no space!)
15. Puts the vocabulary of the author on full display for all of us to judge.
17. Which third person POV is when you know the characters thoughts?
18. The main idea of the story, always in a full sentence
19. Shows us where the characters are from, or what group or culture they are part of.
22. The comparison of the greasers and socs is called…
24. When the opposite of what is expected happens.
25. The fire station burning down is an example of what type of irony?

1. The type of details being shown here: It smelled like smoke, and I heard thumping noises. I could see trees blocking my path
2. The type of irony that is similar to sarcasm
3. How the story is layed out
4. First, second, and third person… not excluding limited or omniscient.
5. When the author showed how Ponyboy evolved/changed from the beginning to end in the story that is called
9. The point of view that the book “The Outsiders” is told in.
12. When the author SHOWS the reader about the characters, what type of characterization is being used?
13. The point of view where the reader is part of the story.
14. When a phrase is repeatedly shown throughout the book
16. the lit element the author of “Fish Cheeks” used to describe her food
20. Type of irony when readers know more than the characters
21. Using descriptive words, carefully chosen to implement certain feelings into the reader, the author sets the…
23. A repeating idea, symbol, phrase, image, or idea in a story that adds meaning to it.