What are examples of personifications in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Answer 1

Personification is when human like qualities are given to inanimate objects.

I don't know what company published your copy, but the copy i have is by Glencoe literature library. There is also a Warner Books Edition.

P.5 Maycomb was an old town, but it was a tired old town when i first knew it.

Page 12: From the day Mr. Radley took Arthur home, people said the house died.

page 15-16: The Old house was the same droopy and sick. (on page 15-16) - The Radley house is not a living object, therefore it cannot be sick.

Page 25 begins chapter 4. it says "some tinfoil was sticking in a knot-hole just above my eye level, winking at me in the afternoon sun."

"We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood..." (Lee 57).

"...the chinaberry trees were malignant..." (Lee 62).

"Aunt Alexandra sipped coffe and radiated waves of disapproval" (Lee 178).

Answer 2

An example of personification in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is when Scout describes the trees in Maycomb as being "tired old beasts" standing in the yard. Another example is when Scout refers to the house as having a "brooding aura." These instances give human-like qualities to non-human objects, creating vivid imagery for the reader.

Answer 3

The best example of indirect characterization in "To Kill a Mockingbird" is Atticus' response to the verdict in the Tom Robinson case. In the scene where Atticus is walking home after the trial, readers learn about his character because he walks quickly home with his head held low.

Answer 4

A huge example of foreshadowing is when Atticus says its not time to worry.

This foreshadows that there will be a time to worry when he is not expecting it.

Note: he says its not time to worry 3 or 4 times

Answer 5

direct characterization about Boo-- "Inside the house lived a malevent phantom." direct characterization about Dill--- "I'm little but I'm old."