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 a 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 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?

Phrases that Scott uses to describe her teacher :

-bright auburn hair,pink cheeks, crimson fingernail polish,high-heeled pumps,red and white striped dress, peppermint drop.

The words above give us a picture or we can visualise how her teacher looks alike.

What figurative language is used by the author?

The author uses a simile. We can see this by the use of 'like'.

What is this teacher's personality and style ?

From the description given above one can say that Miss Caroline is a sweet and young teacher who is lively,lovely, stylish, vibrant, young and feminine.

What is a personality clash between her and Scott?

Scout is a tomboy so Miss Caroline's very feminine style is in contrasts with Scout's personality, who may look at this as too girly and her thing .

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