literary terms I
Jem's shirttail dipped and bobbed like a ghost in the night
simile
"the house was the same, droopy and sick"
personification
setting of the story
Maycomb, Alabama
Scout's first grade teacher
Miss Caroline
name of Tom's wife
Helen
judge at the trial
john taylor
The feeing the writer wants the reader to get
mood
"Two geological ages later, we heard the soles of Atticus's shoes scrape the front steps.
hyperbole
says he will get Atticus if it is the last thing he does
bob ewell
insists Bob Ewell fell on his knife
sheriff Heck Tate
makes the mistake of saying he felt sorry for Mayella
Tom Robinson
scout's acting debut
ham
"I inched sluggishly along the treadmill of the Maycomb County school system"
metaphor
when a character changes profoundly from the beginning of the book to the end
dynamic character
disciplines Scout at lunch because she makes fun of Walter Cunningham for pouring syrup on his food
Calpurnia
mockingbird is one of these
symbol
brings up the idea of trying to get Boo Radley to come out
Dill
boo's brother's name
Nathan
When a character is one dimensional; one phrase can describe this character throughout the work
flat character
when a character does not change throughout the work
static character
why group at the jail broke up when Scout began speaking to them
a struggle with one's conscience
internal conflict
newspaper man; hate blacks
Mr. Underwood
name of scout's cousin with whom she fights at Christmas
Francis
When Scout's first grade teacher tells her to stop reading, we have this
situational irony
juxtaposition
maycomb's usual disease
prejudice
Ladies show this trait at the Missionary Society Circle meeting when they want to be regarded as Christians but begin gossiping about people in town and Atticus in his own home
hypocrisy
obsessed with family background
Aunt Alexandra
white man who prefers the company of blacks; he is a "drunk."
Dolphus Raymond