Characterization
The narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird (nickname is fine)
Who is Scout Finch?
The sentence in which a person makes their claim or answers the question in an essay. (Hint: the last sentence of your introduction paragraph)
What is a thesis statement?
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
hostile and aggressive
What is Belligerent?
The real name of the reclusive neighbor who lives down the street from the Finches.
Who is Arthur "Boo" Radley?
Characterization of Boo Radley
Who is Mysterious/ Outcast/ Protector ?
The character who best symbolizes a mockingbird because he is an innocent harmed by gossip and fear.
Who is Boo Radley?
The creation of suspense by giving hints about future events in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
What is Capricious?
The location where the children discover various gifts left for them.
What is the knothole of the oak tree?
Jem displays this character trait when he snaps the top off Mrs. Dubose's camellias.
Anger / Impulsiveness
The claim Atticus makes about the jury's swift return with a guilty verdict AKA the community's greatest disease. (Hint: one word)
What is prejudice or racism?
The feeling or atmosphere a text produces in the reader.
What is mood?
be of the same opinion; agree
What is Concur?
The piece of evidence left at the scene that shows Bob Ewell was indeed the attacker.
What is Bob Ewell's knife (or switchblade)?
The character who demonstrates cowardice by attacking the Finch children in the dark.
Who is Bob Ewell?
This is the specific reason Atticus states he must take the Tom Robinson case, relating to his conscience.
What is his conscience (or that he couldn't face his children/God)?
The use of words to imitate sounds, such as "hiss" or "buzz."
What is Onomatopoeia?
hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
What is Cursory?
The specific reason Scout misses her cue and ruins the Halloween pageant.
What is she falls asleep backstage?
The lesson Scout learns from standing on the Radley porch that finally completes her understanding of Boo.
What is empathy (or seeing the world from Boo's perspective)?
The claim Heck Tate makes to justify his decision to protect Boo Radley from legal action.
What is that "letting the dead bury the dead" is the right thing to do (or that exposing Boo would be a sin)?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
What is allusion?
kept secret or done secretively, especially because it is illicit
What is Clandestine?
The character who says "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?"
Who is Scout Finch?