LITERARY ELEMENTS #7 AND #8

Literary Elements #7 & 8 Chapters 10 and 11To Kill a Mockingbird
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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.
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.
Irony – When the opposite of what you would expect happens.
Colloquialism - regional or cultural saying
Foreshadowing – The author gives a hint of what is to come later in the story.

1.  What literary element is this?  Scout says about Atticus’s work, “Our father didn’t do anything.”

2.  The title of the book is mentioned in this chapter on page 90.  According to Atticus’s rules about using the air rifles, what does he warn them not to do?

3.  On page 90, Miss Maudie explains why it is wrong to kill a mockingbird.  What is her reasoning?

4.  On pages 90-91, Miss Maudie lists all Atticus’s “accomplishments” for Scout, but she’s not impressed.  What are some of the things he is known for in the community?

5.  Why do you think Scout needs a reason to be proud of her father at this time?

6.  Find a simile on page 93 that describes Jem’s imitation of the dog, Tim Johnson.

7.  Find a simile on p. 95 that refers to how the dog was acting.

8.  What simile on page 96 describes how Atticus moved out into the street?  It’s from Scout’s point of view.

        

9. Why is this passage so surprising and ironic?  Why are Jem and Scout so shocked? (p.95)  Heck Tate turned to Atticus and said, “Take him, Mr. Finch.”  Mr. Tate handled the rifle to Atticus; Jem and I nearly fainted.” 

10. In the top paragraph on p. 100, what metaphor does Mrs. Dubose use to describe Scout and Jem?

11. On p. 101, there is a hint given that tells us what Mrs. Dubose’s illness was.  What hint was given?

12. On p. 102, find a colloquialism that means it takes Jem a long time to lose his temper.

13. Find an example of hyperbole that describes how long it took for Atticus to get home. (p103)

14. On. Page 103, find a simile that refers to Atticus’s voice when he called for Jem after he had heard about the destruction of Mrs. Dubose’s flowers.

15. Find a simile on p. 106 that refers to the saliva on Mrs. Dubose’s face sliding down her face.

16. Find a pun on p. 109.  It is also a literary allusion to a famous writer, Sir Walter Scott.

17. On page 110, what literary element is this passage? (Hint: It starts with the letter I.)
Thought you could kill my Snow-on-the-Mountain, did you?  Well, Jessie says the top’s growing back out.  Next time you’ll know how to do it right, won’t you?  You’ll pull it up by the roots, won’t you?”  Jem would say he certainly would.

18. After Mrs. Dubose died, Jem receives a gift from her, a perfect  Snow-on-the Mountain camellia.  What does it symbolize?  P. 111-112

19. Atticus says, “I wanted you to see something about her—I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.  It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.  You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”  What had Mrs. Dubose done that was courageous?

20. What do you suppose Atticus and Mrs. Dubose have in common?  (Why could he relate to her personal battle to overcome her addiction?)