Literary Devices
It's when the result is the opposite of what you'd expect.
What is situational irony?
It's the Latin root meaning "good."
What is bene/ben?
Effect/affect. The one where it's a verb.
What is affect?
She is the narrator of the novel.
Who is Scout?
"Pow!" "Bam!" "Meow"
What is onomatopoeia?
It's when you compare two things using like or as.
What is a simile?
It's the Latin root meaning "bad."
What is mal?
Principle/Principal. The one where it's Mr. Patt.
What is principal?
He stood trial for assaulting Mayella Ewell.
Who is Tom Robinson?
Before opening the door to the old mansion, she turned to her friends and said, "I've got a bad feeling about this."
What is foreshadowing?
It's when an object is made to represent a larger idea.
What is symbolism?
It's the Greek root meaning "water."
What is hydro/hydr?
Loose/Lose. The one where you misplace your cell phone.
What is lose?
He is the Sheriff of Maycomb County.
Who is Heck Tate?
Suddenly, a deafening silence fell over the room.
What is oxymoron?
It's when the audience knows something that the character or characters in the story don't/
What is dramatic irony?
Not to be confused with the Greek word Demo, this is the Latin root meaning "people."
What is pop?
There/Their/They're. The one where it belongs to them.
What is their?
She was Scout's teacher, and unhappy Scout already knew how to read.
Who is Miss Caroline?
After so long a drought, the clouds wept tears of joy.
What is personification?
It's when a reference is made to a work of cultural importance or significance.
What is an allusion?
It's the Latin root meaning "place."
What is loc?
A part/Apart. The one where it's one piece of a whole.
What is a part?
He rescued the children from Bob Ewell.
Who is Arthur "Boo" Radley?
What is alliteration?