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Scout tells us the following about her teacher on the first day of school:
Miss Caroline was no more than twenty-one. She had bright auburn hair, pink cheeks, and wore crimson fingernail polish. She also wore high-heeled pumps and red-and white-striped dress. She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop.
Analyze the descriptive language Lee uses to describe Miss Caroline. What words or phrases help you visualize her? What figurative language does the author use? How does the author use the description of Miss Caroline to suggest something about her personality and style as a teacher? How does the description accentuate the personality clash between Scout and her teacher?
Answer and explanation:
Scout and Miss Caroline are characters in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", by Harper Lee.
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Analyze the descriptive language Lee uses to describe Miss Caroline. What words or phrases help you visualize her?
The author uses strong imagery to describe Miss Caroline. Her description appeals to the readers' senses, mostly focused on sight, and a little on smell. We can see her vividly as a colorful woman who is very likely the object of much attention wherever she goes. The words and phrases that help visualize her are "no more than twenty-one", "bright auburn hair", "pink cheeks", "crimson fingernail polish", "high-heeled pumps", "red-and-white-striped dress", "looked and smelled like a peppermint drop".
What figurative language does the author use?
The author uses simile when she says, "She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop." A simile is a comparison between very different things with the purpose of attributing characteristics of one to the other. Similes use support words -- "like" and "as".
How does the author use the description of Miss Caroline to suggest something about her personality and style as a teacher? How does the description accentuate the personality clash between Scout and her teacher?
Such a colorful and vivid description was used by the author to suggest that Miss Caroline is a young, vibrant, and sweet teacher. Also, the description accentuates the personality clash between Scout and the teacher in the sense that Scout is quite a tomboy, while Miss Caroline is the epitome of what was considered "feminine".
