Vocabulary
A winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God
What is a cherub?
The picket fence at the Radley place "drunkenly guarding the yard..."
What is personification?
Dill's aunt with whom Dill is spending the summer
Who is Miss Rachel Haverford?
Mayella's injuries suggest that her attacker was __________ handed
What is left (left-handed)?
Doesn't want Scout and Jem at the church
Lula
To approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively
What is to accost?
Miss Caroline tells Scout that her father does not know how to teach
What is irony?
A neighbor who boards across the street from Mrs. Dubose
Who is Mr. Avery
How does Bob Ewell threaten Atticus after the trial?
What is he spits on him and he tells Atticus he'd get him if it took the rest of his life?
Word describing a novel of maturation
What is bildungsroman?
To intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words
What is to browbeat?
"The air was so cold and clear we heard the courthouse clock clank, rattle and strain before it struck the hour."
What is consonance?
The former employer of Tom Robinson
Who is Link Deas?
This makes Dill sick during the trial
Aspect of the novel that makes To Kill a Mockingbird a classic
What is the characters/characterization?
To satisfy (an appetite or desire)
What is assuage?
Scout uses this when she remarks the night of the trial that "things are always better in the morning."
What is foreshadowing?
Writes for the Tribune
Who is Mr. Braxton Underwood?
Scout does this after she takes Boo Radley home
What is she stands on Boo's porch, looking at the street, and seeing the world as Boo has all these years?
Angry or bitter
Scout employs this when she says what Miss Maudie said earlier about Atticus: "He's the same in the courtroom as he is on the public streets."
What is repetition?
Maycomb Count's sole surviving Confederate veteran
Who is Ike Finch?
Dill, Jem, and Scout say they were playing this game to explain the reason why Jem's pants are missing
What is strip poker?
Provide one example bravery versus cowardice in this novel
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