Empathy is an emotion evoked by sympathy for another.
Answer: Ponyboy is homesick
Explanation: At this point in the book, Ponyboy is at the church away from home. His feelings can be indicated by "I'm really home in bed, I thought." and ". . . like the usual weekend morning". He is reminiscing on his time at home, while in an unfamiliar situation (staying at the church).
A dramatic irony is usually found in a book like drama you know what is happening but the main character doesn't know
I would probably say that the author used diction to achieve some kind of effect in the first sentence.
A. The teacher stood at the door smiling brightly and welcoming each student to her classroom on the first day of school.
The author's diction, or word choice, in this sentence portrays the teacher as a nice, kind, caring person.
Rites of passage are important occasions of somebody's life. For example, puberty, marriage, having children and death.
Guideline:
“The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant”
14 year-old boy asks Sheila out. They go to the cinema by boat. The boy covers the fishing rod and fails to catch a big bass. Then he is upset.
"Oranges"
12 year-old boy goes out on a date with a girl for the first time. They go to the drugstore on foot. He has an orange in his pocket. She picks a chocolate. They take each other's hands. He peels the orange and she opens the chocolate.
