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famous novel is full of incredible literary devices, which is one of the many reasons that
people are still in love with this work decades after it was first published. You could find
numerous examples of literary devices in any one chapter, but here are a few to get you
thinking:
was feeble. He was nearly fifty.
This is an
example of a . People who are feeble can't take care of themselves
(at least not with great success), and Atticus certainly hasn't reached that point, as evidenced
by his taking care of his two young children.is emphasizing his "old" age here to seem
a bit dramatic, as she is disappointed in the kind of work he enjoys (office work, as opposed to
something exciting, like driving a dump truck).
The day after 's
twelfth birthday his money was burning up his pockets, so we headed for town in the early
afternoon.
This is an which
means that Jem couldn't wait to spend the money he'd been given for his birthday.
She had put so much
starch in my dress it came up like a tent when I sat down.
The use of "like" here to compare two otherwise unlike things (the dress and
a tent) is a . It shows the stiff, rigid shape of her dress, which
holds its shape even when she is sitting.
Aunt Alexandra
fitted into the world of Maycomb like a hand into a glove, but never into the world of Jem and
me.
This is another simile,
showing how the traditional customs and ways of thinking are familiar and natural to Aunt
Alexandra and how this creates conflict between her and Scout. She and Scout have very different
ideas on what it means to be a good citizen, woman, and member of the Finch family.
Beneath its
sweat-streaked dirt Dill's face went white.
This
presents a sharp visual representation of how Dill looks when he
emerges from hiding underneath Scout's bed after running away from home. It's easy to picture
his sweaty, dirty face sharply losing color when they call Atticus to come help with Dill's
situation.
This should give you a good start as you continue to search for
similar examples in the other chapters. Good luck!
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