The Outsiders Literary Devices Review

Question 1

Pony asks Cherry, "Can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?"

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Symbolism

Question 2

"I had the same deathly fear that something was going to happen that none of us could stop."

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Foreshadowing

Question 3

Ponyboy and Johnny cut and bleached their hair.

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Symbolism

Question 4

Dally said, "Next time you want a broad, pick up your own kind." Pony recalls Bob said it too.

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Flashback

Question 5

Dally lies to a cop that he's taking Pony to the hospital because he's sick, but he should go.

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Irony

Question 6

"....I wish I had time to take off Dally's jacket....That jacket saved you from a bad burning."

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Irony

Question 7

"....He would kill the next person who jumped him."

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Foreshadowing

Question 8

Dally said, "I been carryin' a heater.... It ain't loaded, but it sure does help a bluff."

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Foreshadowing

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