Language Techniques (Junior Cert English): Flashcards
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Whose perspective tells the novel?
Whose perspective tells the novel?
Ponyboy's
Qualities of Ponyboy's narration
Qualities of Ponyboy's narration
Honest and reflective
What the sunset symbolises
What the sunset symbolises
Shared humanity beyond social divisions
'Stay Gold' symbolises what?
'Stay Gold' symbolises what?
Innocence and goodness
'Stay Gold' refers to whose poem?
'Stay Gold' refers to whose poem?
Robert Frost's
Groups compared in contrast & juxtaposition
Groups compared in contrast & juxtaposition
Greasers and Socs
Ponyboy's realisation about Socs
Ponyboy's realisation about Socs
They have struggles too; similar to Greasers
Emotional difference: Socs vs Greasers
Emotional difference: Socs vs Greasers
Socs detached, Greasers intensely emotional
Slang meaning: 'tuff'
Slang meaning: 'tuff'
Cool
Slang meaning: 'heater'
Slang meaning: 'heater'
Gun
Slang meaning: 'rumble'
Slang meaning: 'rumble'
Fight
Purpose of 1960s slang in novel
Purpose of 1960s slang in novel
Creates sense of time, place, and identity