The Outsiders Figurative Language

Front

"They walked around slowly, silently, smiling."

Back

Alliteration

Front

"So I stood there like a bump on a log while they surrounded me."

Back

Simile

Front

"Soda attracted girls like honey attracted flies."

Back

Simile

Front

"Johnny was scared of his own shadow"?

Back

hyperbole

Front

"Life was one big joke to Two-Bit."

Back

Metaphor

Front

"They were tough as nails."

Back

Metaphor

Front

His eyes were dark brown - lively, dancing, recklessly laughing eyes.

Back

Personification

Front

"Darry would kill me if I got in trouble with the police."

Back

Hyperbole

Front

"Darry and I just don't dig each other"

Back

Idiom

Front

"Johnny would have run away a million times."

Back

Hyperbole