Literary Elements #5 Chapter 8To
Kill a Mockingbird Name:
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Metaphor
- A comparison that does not use
"like" or "as." Ex.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
Simile - A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex. Her voice sounds like an angel’s. Personification - Giving an animal, object, or idea human characteristics or personality. Ex. My car stubbornly refused to start today.
Allusion - A reference in literature to a famous person, place, or event. Ex. Reference to a person in the Bible or Classical Mythology
Hyperbole – An exaggeration or overstatement. Example: I was so embarrassed I could have died.
Euphemism – Substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. Ex. Garbage collection = waste management
Irony – When the opposite of what you would expect happens.
Colloquialism - regional or cultural saying
Simile - A comparison using "like" or "as." Ex. Her voice sounds like an angel’s. Personification - Giving an animal, object, or idea human characteristics or personality. Ex. My car stubbornly refused to start today.
Allusion - A reference in literature to a famous person, place, or event. Ex. Reference to a person in the Bible or Classical Mythology
Hyperbole – An exaggeration or overstatement. Example: I was so embarrassed I could have died.
Euphemism – Substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. Ex. Garbage collection = waste management
Irony – When the opposite of what you would expect happens.
Colloquialism - regional or cultural saying
1.
What literary element is this?
“Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that
when children disobeyed their children,
smoked cigarettes, and made war on each other, the seasons could change.” p.63
2. What literary element is this?
“Next morning I awoke, looked out the window and nearly died of fright…’Atticus
the world’s ending!’” p.64
3.
What literary element is this?
Mr. Avery said, “See what you’ve done?
Hasn’t snowed in Maycomb since Appomattox. It’s bad children like you makes the seasons
change.” p. 65
What is Appomattox?
4. Why do you think Jem would make a caricature (comical likeness) of Mr. Avery when he made a snowman? P.66-67
5. Can you identify these caricatures?
6.
Find a metaphor on p. 68 that Miss Maudie uses in reference to Jem.
7. On page 69, find an example of personification.
8. Find a simile on page 80 that refers to the smoke on the roof tops of neighboring homes.
9. On p. 72, find an example of hyperbole. It refers to Scout’s stomach after she learns that Boo Radley had put a wool blanket around her shoulders during Miss Maudie’s house fire.
10. Find a simile on p. 72 that refers to Miss Maudie’s sun hat.
11. Find a metaphor that Miss Maudie uses to
describe her house that burned down on p. 73.
12. On page 65, what do you think this colloquialism stands for? “Yessum,” called Jem. It’s beautiful, ain’t it, Miss Maudie?
13. Find a colloquialism on p. 73 that refers to Mr. Avery.
14. What inference can you make about Miss Maudie’s character in this chapter? What kind of a person is she? What does she do when something very bad happens to her? What does she value most?
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15. How can you tell that Jem is growing up? In what way did he trust his father’s judgment?
15. How can you tell that Jem is growing up? In what way did he trust his father’s judgment?
16. What did you learn about Boo Radley’s character in this chapter?
