Describes himself as having an over-active imagination

bleaches his hair

forgets Ponyboy is 14

failed a year in school...but wasn´t dumb

is compared to the Southern boys in Gone with the Wind by Johnny, described as ¨gallant¨

Soc who becomes a ¨spy¨ for the greasers

writes Ponyboy a letter

drives Buckś T-bird to Windrixville

leads the police to believe that Pony and Johnny are on their way to Texas

announces that the Socs and greasers are having a rumble at the vacant lot

drives a Sting-Ray

wants to turn himself in to the police

admitted that you get "hardened in jail..."

first person out of the car after seeing the church on fire

looked like he was ¨having the time of his life¨ while saving the kids from the fire

saved from bad fire burns by Dally's jacket

burned his arm badly by the fire

might have a broken back after a timber fell on him at the church

thought Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally were ¨professional heroes¨

the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions

the comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT the usage of like or as

the usage of clear details that appeal to the five senses in order to produce vivid mental images

the repetition of initial sounds in a series of words

the comparison of two unlike things using like or as

“My over-active imagination was running away with me again.”

“...the horizon was a thin golden line.”

“Our hair labeled us greasers...”

“Her hardest hue to hold /”

“...and Dally's word was law.”

¨The cinders and embers...stinging and smarting like ants.”

¨...there was a high-pitched screaming going on...someone with a cold wet rag was gently sponging off my face...¨

“...Soda had broken down and bawled like a baby.”

“It was my pride. It was long and silky... it was our trademark.”