Characters
This character tells the kids to stop bothering Arthur/Boo Radley.
Atticus
To Kill a Mockingbird is told in which point of view?
First person
“I’m going to tell you something and tell you one time: stop tormenting that man.”
Atticus
Snow!
After witnessing a house fire, this character quietly places a blanket around Scout’s shoulders.
Boo Radley
"The fire silently devoured Miss Maudie’s house," giving human traits to fire. What type of figurative language is this?
Personification
“I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain’t so sure now!”
Jem
When Jem goes back to get his pants, what does he find?
His pants are folded and sewn up.
He cements the knothole in the Radley tree, cutting off Boo’s secret communication with the children.
Nathan Radley
Jem's mended pants and the ball of twine in the knothole is an example of ____ because it hints at Boo Radley communicating with the kids.
Foreshadowing
“No child, that is a sad house. I remember Arthur Radley when he was a boy…Spoke as nicely as he knew how.”
Miss Maudie
Name one way the kids attempt to communicate with Boo?
2) Leave him a note in the knothole
This character tells Scout that Boo Radley is still alive and that he was always kind to her as a child.
Miss Maudie
Miss Maudie reacts to her house burning down not with sadness, but with relief and optimism. This is an example of this type of irony.
Situational Irony
“Do you think they’re true, all these things they say about B– Mr. Arthur?”
Scout
How does Miss Maudie react when the kids ask her about her house fire?
She is calm and tries to brush it off like it's no big deal.
This man blames the changing of seasons on kids being bad. He also gets stuck in Miss Maudie's window and falls down onto the porch.
Mr. Avery
"It was the coldest night in Maycomb since 1885!" This exaggeration emphasizes the harsh weather. What type of figurative language is this?
Hyperbole
“We were playin‘ strip poker up yonder by the fishpool"
Dill
Name at least four items that Jem and Scout find in the knothole
1) gum
2) indian-head pennies
3) pocketwatch with a knife
4) spelling bee medal
5) twine
6) soap dolls