Examples Of Point Of View In To Kill A Mockingbird '
Point of View
“I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four ears my senior, said it started long before that.”
(chapter 1, page 1)
I know this book is written in 1st person point of view by the words I and me. The point of view impacts the story because you are able to experience the narrator’s feelings about everything happening.
Simile
"…her hand was as wide as a bed slat." (chapter 1, page 6)
This example of a simile is comparing Calpurnia’s hand to a bed slat. This comparison puts a vivid picture in my head of how wide her had is.
Cliffhanger
“Atticus’s arrival was the second reason I wanted to quit the game. The first reason happened the day I rolled into the Radley front yard. Through all the headshaking, quelling of nausea and Jem yelling, I had heard another sound, so low I could not have heard it from the sidewalk. Someone inside the house was laughing.” …show more content…
It describes Scout hearing Boo Radley laugh from inside his house. The author is leading the audience in suspense, making us wonder what is going to happen next.
Imagery
"We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street." (chapter 6, page 57)
In my mind, I can hear the porch swings creaking and the soft night murmurs. The descriptive words used adds meaning to the text by creating suspense as well as allowing you to put sound with the picture you create in your mind.
Comment
"Hurry, hon," said Atticus.
"Here's your shoes and
“I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four ears my senior, said it started long before that.”
(chapter 1, page 1)
I know this book is written in 1st person point of view by the words I and me. The point of view impacts the story because you are able to experience the narrator’s feelings about everything happening.
Simile
"…her hand was as wide as a bed slat." (chapter 1, page 6)
This example of a simile is comparing Calpurnia’s hand to a bed slat. This comparison puts a vivid picture in my head of how wide her had is.
Cliffhanger
“Atticus’s arrival was the second reason I wanted to quit the game. The first reason happened the day I rolled into the Radley front yard. Through all the headshaking, quelling of nausea and Jem yelling, I had heard another sound, so low I could not have heard it from the sidewalk. Someone inside the house was laughing.” …show more content…
It describes Scout hearing Boo Radley laugh from inside his house. The author is leading the audience in suspense, making us wonder what is going to happen next.
Imagery
"We strolled silently down the sidewalk, listening to porch swings creaking with the weight of the neighborhood, listening to the soft night-murmurs of the grown people on our street." (chapter 6, page 57)
In my mind, I can hear the porch swings creaking and the soft night murmurs. The descriptive words used adds meaning to the text by creating suspense as well as allowing you to put sound with the picture you create in your mind.
Comment
"Hurry, hon," said Atticus.
"Here's your shoes and