| Allusion Definition | Reference to something outside the text |
| Allusion Example | “Maycomb County had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself” pg 6 |
| Flashback Definition | When the text goes back in time to explain the past |
| Flashback Example | “When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident.” pg 1 |
| Allusion Analysis | The allusion gives context and a place in time for the setting in Maycomb |
| Foreshadowing Defn | Giving the reader a hint about what might happen in the future. |
| Foreshadowing Example | The rifle cracked. Tim Johnson leaped, flopped over and crumpled on the sidewalk in a brown and white heap. He didnt know what hit him.-page 127 |
| Foreshadowing Analysis | Tim Johnson sounds like Tom Robinson which could indicate that Tom Robinson will die or that something bad will happen to him. |
| Hyperbole Definition | Exaggeration for dramatic effect |
| Flashback Analysis | The flashback gives a perspective of a child, but with the reflection of an adult. |
| Hyberbole Example | “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained-if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.” Pg 16 |
| Metaphor Definition | Comparison not using like or as |
| Metaphor Example | “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” pg 10 |
| Personification Definition | Giving something unhuman human qualities |
| Personification Example | “The chinaberry trees were malignant, hovering, alive.”-page 74 |
| Personification Analysis | In this case personification is used to show how scared scout is of Boo because she thinks everything is out to get her. |
| Metaphor Analysis | Boo Radley isn’t actually a phantom, but this metaphor shows how Jem and Scout believe Boo is a horrible monster without even meeting him. |
| Hyperbole Analysis | Lee uses a hyperbole about Boo Radley to make the point that Jem, Scout, and Dill believe that Boo Radley is a horrible monster. |
| Symbol Definition | A person or thing used to represent something else |
| Symbol Example | “But remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.” Pg 119 |
| Symbol Analysis | The mockingbird represents innocence because it doesn’t do anything wrong. The book is titled to kill a mockingbird because it is about the trial of tom robinson who is innocent. |
TKAM Literary Terms
January 24, 2020