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The poem was about life and childhood. It's reflecting how when you're young all the flowers are bright in bloom and everything going your way. You have nothing to worry about except just have fun. Saying how life was so easy. Until you start to age and all the flowers start dying. All the worries you never knew existed come into your life and everything is a whole new world yet the same life. When you're younger you see the sun shine bright into your eyes but when you're older you see the sunset and the moon's great light reminding you there is another life tomorrow. Such as, the Greasers were a gang of 7 living a life where everyday was great. Some would go to school and some would work then they meet up and talk, restart. Though 7 - 2 = 5. 5 is the number of members in the gang which means they have to live a whole new life and adapt to that.

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How can this poem relate to The Outsiders and its characters?

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How can this poem relate to The Outsiders and its characters?

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Ponyboy recites the poem to Johnny when they're at the church. The poem meaning is about how when you're younger everything is easier but once you get older you come to realize it really isn't. Which is what Ponyboy was saying. All good things come to an end which is why he had said that to him. He's telling him that now their lives are going to be different and they are going to have to change and will not be living the same lives anymore. They'll have to mature mentality and physically just like how any human does which is how the circle of life works.

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Imagery & what Robert Frost is suggesting with each use of imagery 

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Imagery & what Robert Frost is suggesting with each use of imagery 

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The poem, "Nothing gold can stay" shows imagery of the natural world. Such as, the poem talks about the greenery outside, flowers, leaves and even the sunset. All these symbolize of a new beginning. Identifying that the nature and the greenery outside is a child entering their childhood and experience that freedom until they reach the late teenager and adulthood where the flowers don't bloom, leaves start breaking down and the sunset isn't as long as how it used to be. The "gold" symbolizes the good times but all good things don't last forever - "Nothing gold can stay".

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1) Situational Irony: When Johnny, Ponyboy and Dally saved the kids from the church. You'd think they would be getting hated on and weird looks since they're Greasers but they were on the Newspapers and called as "hero's"

2) Dramatic Irony: As anyone reading the book predicted of Johnny's date but none of the Greasers even thought of it and just though he will be okay. Though it was obvious he wouldn't and would pass away.

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1) Verbal Irony - At the Ceremony of Twelve the Chief Elder would say to each child at the end "Thank you for your childhood". Indicating of them watching the children through out their childhood

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it was 30 mins before the rumble was about to start. All the Greasers were getting ready and putting extra hair oil in since they were proud of who they were today. Sodapop had told Ponyboy that he didn't think he should might, so did Darry since he wasn't in the same shape as before but he insisted. To boost there energy they were boosting of who they are and making fun of the Socs of what they do and what they have. They arrived to the rumble and all the Socs were there and they shaked hands with them and then it started. Tim called over Darry and discussed about the rules. Then Darry saw Paul Holden, Paul said to fight him. They both started swinging until Paul hit Darry's jaw, so then Dallas joined in. Ponyboy couldn't find anyone like him so he just jumped on someone back but then the Soc pinned him back. Darry joined in to help him. Then Dally was fighting someone so Ponyboy jumped his back but he caught him by the neck and and threw him on the ground. When he tried to sit up all the Socs were leaving which meant the Greasers won. After the rumble they went to go see Johnny to tell him that they won the rumble. When they got there he was talking slowly and less and then he said "Stay gold Ponyboy, Stay gold" and then he died.

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1) Plantations - An agriculture estate which is meant for growing crops or commercial purposes

2) Tufts - A collection of small particles such as: hair, threads, grass

3) Cinders - a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible matter in it.

4) Promptly - with little or no delay

5) Bewilderment - perplexed and confused

6) Doggedly - in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.

7) Fiend - A evil spirt or a demon

8) Gallant - To be brave or heroic

9) Wisecracking - To make a quick joke but witty

10) Sprawled - sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread or in a awkward way.

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My first prediction is that Johnny will die. From reading his story and of how he's hurt, he seems to be in severe pain. Johnny is still young and he doesn't have that much of a stamina to live a normal life again. After Johnny's death I think that Ponyboy will be in shock and never be the same. I see him starting to flunk out of school and might even drop out since they were really close and he was the last person he was with. I think that all the Greasers may even stop fighting with the Socs or stop being a gang since they just lost Johnny and the Socs lost Bob, so I think they would end it, not saying be friends but stop with the gang terms.

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There was some love tension between Cherry and Ponyboy. I think when he gets back Cherry will break up with her boyfriend because she doesn't like fights and is so done with being in a gang and start talking to Ponyboy. There love story would be around sunsets. Maybe they meet up while watching a sunset because they're both done with their lives and start hitting of there and might as well kiss. I do hope though Cherry and Ponyboy get together because they both think alike and Cherry see's Ponyboy in a different way and not just as a Greaser.

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I feel like after Johnny dies the Socs and Greasers will settle down and stop fighting. They both lost someone and they would feel so unmotivated to do anything so then they see each other one day and decide to stop all of the nonesense. They won't be friends but I do think they will stop. Another reason that they stopped is because maybe Johnny wanted them to stop, he seems like someone to say "it's not worth it, do you" as his last wish.

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Another prediction of mine is that if Johnny dies, another Greaser will go by suicide. I don't really know which one but the Greasers are very much more than brothers and if one goes they will be heart broken. Who ever suicides probably won't tell anyone and do it at night with saying no word to anyone. Which after that death I think everyone will go insane and lose it.

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For my last prediction I think that Darry will hit Ponyboy again. Once they go home I feel like he will yell at him again and say "what were you thinking by leaving us with no contact and went to a whole new place and then we hear a phone call saying you're in the hospital". I just know Ponyboy will lose it again and would say something back or even start a physical fight and Sodapop would try to stop but Darry would hit him.

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Humans needed to be loyal in the past for survival. Is it something that it now less
important in the 2000’s? Why or why not?

Humans needed to be loyal in the past due to rules and laws made my the government (kings/queens as well) or even for wars. They had to keep that type of loyalty so then that territory can live at peace. Though, times have changed and only in some countries they still live in a royal society and wars such as WW1/WW2 don't occur anymore. Now people have became more independent and start having trust issues. It's hard to trust someone and be loyal because why be loyal when you can't even trust someone? Loyalty is still important but yes less than the 2000's.

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Dallas Winston -
The toughest
icy blue eyes
violent

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Johnny Cade -
16 year old
Black hair
Fearful eyes
Alcoholic and abusive parents

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Sodapop -
Handsome
Happy - optimistic
Highschool dropout

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Two-Bit Matthews -
The joker
Shoplifter
Keith
Has a sleek black-handed switchblade

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Steve Randle -
17 year old
Works at gas station
Car lover
Cocky
Tall
Thick hair

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Darry -
Dad of the Greasers
20 year old
Strong
Athletic
Intelligent

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Ponyboy -
14 year old
Smart
Athletic
Long hair - light brown
Greenish-gray eyes
Likes movies and books

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Is loyalty more important to you than “popularity” or “fitting in”? Why or why not?

- Can't spell popularity without loyalty -

Loyalty is way more important to me than popularity/fitting in.  Loyalty means much more and it can go a long way in life while popularity has it's ups and down, it's never forever.  In any story, there is always a downfall of the popular people and the person who had always had a good heart and the popular person come to realize being pretty or rich isn't what matters. In school you will always hear the terms of popular kids being the most liked and having the most friends yet those are the same people who have the most drama, especially friend drama and what others like to call "fake friends". Fake friends are the best example of un-loyal people. What makes up a good friend is trust a loyalty, not just friend tho any sort of relationship. Loyalty will always over power popularity.