The literary device Harper Lee is using in this situation is metaphor, the comparison of two things that have similar characteristics but which are not the same. The author does not use "like" or "as", which distinguishes her use of literary device from simile. The author is comparing Bob Ewell to a bantam rooster, because of his small physical build but extremely feisty, combative demeanor. The metaphor also presents strong imagery, another literary device. Through her choice of words, Lee enables the reader to visual Bob Ewell, a small man itching for a fight with everyone around him, lacking in stature but overflowing with belligerent confidence like "a little bantam cock", his chest thrust forward and head held high, stepping confidently up to the witness stand (Chapter 17).
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