To Kill A Mockingbird Literary Devices Quiz

What device does Lee use through Scout’s simple narration to explore complex moral issues?

What device is used when the audience knows Tom is innocent, but the jury convicts him anyway?

The townspeople’s hypocrisy in the missionary circle is an example of what?

When Scout says “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read,” what device is being used?

When Atticus serves as a moral guide for others, what device is used?

When Atticus defends Tom Robinson despite knowing he’ll lose, this demonstrates what device?

The recurring image of the mockingbird throughout the story is an example of what device?

The trial of Tom Robinson is an example of what literary device representing societal injustice?

The phrase “the courthouse sagged in the square” best demonstrates which device?

What does Harper Lee use to compare Mayella’s loneliness to that of a child’s isolation?

The character of Boo Radley serves as what type of symbol?

When the children’s games about Boo foreshadow their later understanding of him, what device is that?

When Miss Maudie’s house burns down but she remains optimistic, this reflects what literary device?

When Atticus says “the one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience,” it’s an example of what?

The line “Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town” is an example of what device?

What literary device is used when Atticus tells Scout it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird?

When Lee describes Maycomb’s summer heat as “a black dog suffering on a sidewalk,” what device is that?

When Scout’s innocent questions reveal adult prejudice, what device is in use?

When Scout’s costume saves her from the knife, it is an example of what literary device?

What device does Harper Lee use when contrasting the innocence of children with the prejudice of adults?

What does the mad dog symbolize in the story?

The use of the name “Scout” for a curious narrator demonstrates what device?

What literary device is seen when Scout narrates as an adult looking back on her childhood?

When the title connects to the central moral lesson, what literary device is this?

When Harper Lee uses small-town gossip to reveal truths about society, what device is she employing?

What is the narrative point of view used in the novel?

The snowman Jem builds, blending dirt and snow, symbolizes what literary device?

When Atticus shoots the mad dog, what literary device is used to represent his role in confronting racism?

When Harper Lee uses the trial to mirror real-life racial injustice, it’s an example of what?

What is the mockingbird a symbol of in the novel?