I need some examples of literary devices in the second half of "To Kill a Mockingbird".

Part II of the novel features many literary devices, some more obvious than others. One of the most easily identifiable literary devices is situational irony.

One example of situational irony would be that Boo Radley rescues Jem and Scout. Boo is perhaps the last character in the novel whom the reader would expect to become involved in a violent confrontation, yet it is he who fights for the children’s lives, killing Bob Ewell in the process.

Another example of situational irony concerns Scout’s ham costume. When Bob Ewell attacks Scout and Jem, it is Scout’s costume that prevents her from running away. Ironically, it is also Scout’s costume that protects her from injury or death. In Chapter 29 when Atticus observes that Scout’s costume “was crushed to a pulp,” Heck Tate says, “This thing probably saved her life.”

There are other examples of literary devices that perhaps are more subtle. At the conclusion of Chapter 22, Bob Ewell encounters Atticus by the post office and spits in his face. In the first sentence in Chapter 23, Atticus says, “I wish Bob Ewell wouldn’t chew tobacco.” This is an example of understatement, considering the terrible insult Atticus has just endured.

Also, after spitting on Atticus, Ewell vows he would “get [Atticus] if it took the rest of [Ewell’s] life.” This is an example of foreshadowing; Bob Ewell’s threat hints at his subsequent attack on Atticus’s children.