TKAM Literary Devices

A literary device in which the writer gives a hint of what is to come later in the story.

"He declared Egyptians walked that way."

"...and once more, he was a little red rooster."

A character who is multi-dimensional and complex. For example, Scout Finch.

Atticus saying, "Thomas Jefferson once said all men are created equal," is a(n)...

"...made the plot of ground around the cabin look like the playhouse of an insane child." 

"Did she die free?" asked Jem. "As the mountain air," said Atticus

The mockingbird repeatedly referenced in the novel is a(n)...

When Atticus comes to the decision to defend Tom Robinson...this is an example of what?

A character who is not very developed. For example: Mr. Gilmer.

"Aunt Alexandra fit into the world of Maycomb like a hand in a glove."

"The old [Radley] house was the same, droopy and sick," is an example of...

A character who changes over the course of the story. For example, Jem Finch.

TKAM is narrated through the eyes of Scout Finch. Which point of view is this?

Scout knows how to read and write and Miss Caroline is infuriated by this.

"...they came straight from the Rosetta Stone." 

"Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town..." is an example of which lit. device?

Scout is narrating TKAM as an adult, retelling events from her childhood - an example of...

"...but for all he knows we mighta come straight out of Ethiopia durin' the Old Testament." 

"I should be a ray of sunshine in my father's lonely life."

"Tim was a liver-colored bird dog, the pet of Maycomb." 

A character who stays the same throughout a story. For example, Dill and Miss Caroline.

"Jem’s white shirt-tail dipped and bobbed like a small ghost dancing away to escape..."