Quotes
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Atticus
This literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as," such as Dill's hair being described as sticking to his head "like duckfluff."
Simile
This was the unexpected item placed around Scout's shoulders during the fire.
A blanket.
This Black woman works for the Finch family and provides both discipline and affection to Jem and Scout.
Calpurnia
This reclusive figure lives down the street and is the subject of many frightening rumors among the children.
Boo Radley
"Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It's best to begin reading with a fresh mind."
Miss Caroline
This literary device uses an object, person, or idea to represent something else, such as the Radley Place symbolizing the unknown and fear.
Symbolism
This unusual weather phenomenon caused school to be canceled and the children to experience something new.
Snow
This neighbor's house burns down, leading to an unexpected act of kindness towards Scout.
Miss Maudie
This character is portrayed as a gossipy and unreliable source of information, often exaggerating stories and known for her involvement in the social life of Maycomb.
Miss Stephanie Crawford
"Let's try to make him come out"
Dill
The literary device used here: "Scout yonder’s been readin’ ever since she was born, and she ain’t even started to school yet."
Hyperbole
The startling sound that Scout hears when she ends up rolling into the Radley yard in the tire.
This classmate of Scout's comes from a very poor family and refuses to accept a quarter from Miss Caroline.
Walter Cunningham, Jr.
This classmate of Scout's comes from a notorious and disrespectful family, and only attends school on the first day.
Burris Ewell
"Grieving, child? Why, I hated that old cow barn. Thought of setting fire to it myself a hundred times."
Miss Maudie
The literary device used in this passage: Miss Caroline had bright auburn hair, pink cheeks, and wore crimson fingernail polish. She also wore high-heeled pumps and a red-and-white striped dress. She looked and smelled a peppermint drop.
Imagery OR Direct Characterization
This was the first item(s) that Scout finds in the knothole of the tree outside the Radley house.
2 pieces of chewing gum
This is the real name of the narrator of the story, looking back on her childhood in Maycomb.
Jean Louise Finch
This character has superstitious beliefs that bad children cause the seasons to change.
Mr. Avery
"There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into."
Calpurnia
This type of irony occurs when the reader knows something that the characters do not, creating suspense or humor.
Dramatic Irony
Which one of these additional items was NOT a gift found in the knothole of the tree outside the Radley house: A ball of twine, two carved soap figures, a spelling bee medal, or an old pocket watch?
TRICK QUESTION! They were actually all gifts in the tree =)
This is the real name of the character who visits Maycomb every summer and is the catalyst for many of the children's adventures and dares.
Charles Baker Harris
This character is described as a mean, elderly woman who lives two doors down from the Finches. Scout describes her as "plain hell."
Mrs. Dubose