Figurative Language
Dill's hair was snow white
What is a metaphor
This character is rumored to have sagging skin, yellow, rotted teeth, and blood-stained hands.
Boo Radley
Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.
What is a simple sentence
Information commonly found in an MLA citation
What are Author's last name, page number
A type of writing where you express an opinion to inform the reader
What is an editorial
They were people, but they lived like animals.
What is a simile
Cooks and cares for the Finch children.
Who is Calpurnia
Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, and we are reading it in English class.
What is a compound sentence
Ms. Maudie tells Scout, "Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets" (Harper Lee 51).
Fix the error
What is author's first name
(Lee 51).
A type of writing which is done in first person, tells a story, and generally imparts a lesson
What is a narrative
Maycomb was an old town, but it was tired old town when I first knew it. In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop; grass grew on the sidewalks, the courthouse sagged in the square.
What is imagery
Said, "You never really understand a person ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it"
Who is Atticus Finch
When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.
What is a complex sentence
Ms. Maudie tells Scout, "Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets." (Lee 51)
Fix the error
" (Lee 51).
A type of writing where something is broken down into various parts and explained
What is an analysis/ analytical essay
The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb's leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention on a mare. VS The Haverfords killed the blacksmith over an argument about a stolen horse
Diction/ Word Choice
This character leaves the world "beholden to nothing and nobody" after beating a morphine addiction before her death.
Who is Ms. Dubose
Atticus is defending Tom Robinson __ he does not expect to win.
What is a semi-colon
Years after Atticus' conversation with Uncle Jack, Scout realizes he wanted her to hear "every word he said" (Lee 101). <=Quoting style
What is a flow quote
Punctuation used to join two independent clauses without the use of a conjunction
Semi-colon
Maycomb had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself
(Making reference to another work or idea)
What is allusion
A doctor who disciplines Scout before hearing both sides of the story. Laments to Atticus, "I shall never marry [because] I might have children"
Who is Uncle Jack Finch
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are Coordinating Conjunctions
As he matures, Jem develops a new respect for his father: "Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!" (Lee 113).
What is a colon quote
Dill's real name, Scout's real name, and Boo Radley's real name
Charles Baker Harris
Jean Louise Finch
Arthur Radley