The Help 7&8

"...I feel a tickly feeling, soft like the flap a butterfly wings..." p.47

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• oxymoron

"...my jaw so tight I could break my teeth off." p.47

• hyperbole
• apostrophe
• allegory
• allusion

Why does Elizabeth (Miss Leefolt) finally take an interest in Mae Mobley's potty training?

"My muscles is shivering they so tired."

• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• verbal irony
• personification

Why does Aibileen feel sad and tired the entire time she's at work polishing silver?

Who is Robert, why is Aibileen so fond of him, and what happens to him? (answer all three parts of the question)

What is Skeeter's idea for a book, what inspired it, and what is the irony of the situation?

Missus Stein thinks the book is a great idea and wants to publish it immediately

• True
• False

What is the "shinalator" and what is its purpose?

What happens that makes Skeeter think she's ruined any chance she had of getting Aibileen on board with her plan?