Devicelement Guru
What is the literary device being used? "Some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun" (Lee 37).
What is Personification?
The people felt this way when it snowed for the first time.
What is surprised?
Jem dislikes when Scout acts _____.
What is feminine?
The author chose the word motioned in "Jem held up the bottom wire and motioned Dill under it" (Lee 58). What feeling did this provoke in the reader?
What is to create more of a feeling of curiosity and also a feeling that Jem wasn't scared?
What is the literary device being used? "He walked quickly, but I thought he moved like an underwater swimmer..." (Lee 109).
What is Simile?
Scout felt this way when Dill & Jem excluded her because she's a girl.
What is lonely/upset?
Scout feels this way when she sees snow for the first time.
What is shocked, scared, or distressed?
The author uses the word scuffling in the sentence "Soft taffeta-like sounds and muffled scurrying sounds filled me with helpless dread" (Lee 78). How does this word affect the reader?
What is the literary device being used? "...said I was the only girl he would ever love, then he neglected me" (Lee 46).
What is Hyperbole or Juxtaposition?
Dill asked Scout this question again before he left for the summer.
What is will you marry me?
This person says "People in their right minds never take pride in their talents."
What is Miss Maudie?
In what way is the word grudge being used in chapter 2?
What is a feeling of hatred or targeting is shown from the teacher towards scout.
What is the literary device being used? "On the days he carried the watch, Jem walked on eggs" (Lee 68).
What is Idiom?
Atticus said this about Mrs. Dubose.
What is she is the bravest person he ever knew?
Atticus gives this reasoning when saying to shoot the Blue Jays instead of the Mockingbirds.
What is Mockingbirds make noise, but are peaceful and do not annoy anyone, whereas Blue Jays disrupt people?
Atticus has this reason for telling Jem and Scout not to brag about his shooting skills after he kills the mad dog.
What is Atticus believes that real courage and talent don't need to be shown off.
What is the literary device being used? "...When I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn't supposed to be doing anything that required pants" (Lee 92).
What is Irony?
What is dangerous/scary?
Atticus is describing the act of ____ when he says "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
What is Empathy?
Atticus shows humility when others criticize him for defending Tom Robinson in this way.
What is by remaining calm and respectful even when people insult him?