The quote "It was stiller before the storm" in "To Kill a Mockingbird" refers to the tense and quiet atmosphere before a significant event or change. In this context, it represents the anticipation of the upcoming trial and the racial tension within the town. The quote foreshadows the conflict and turmoil that will follow.
- All of the descriptions of Jem hearing things, it puts you right in the book with them. - The quote "This was the stillness before a thunderstorm. We listened" they probably aren't talking about an actual thunderstorm, but just maybe something bad like a thunderstorm that's scary - At the beginning of chapter 28 when they are talking about feeling around everywhere and not being able to see, it made you think something was going to happen which created the suspense - When the night was being described, the wind was growing stronger and there was no moon, which makes you think that there is not light - How Jem and Scout are warned about "haints" (ghosts)
before the thunderstorm
She called it Atticus. Sources : The book Mockingbird
His brow suddenly furrowed like a malevolent thunderstorm. We must batten down the hatches before the thunderstorm arrives! Thunderbirds arrive with thunderstorms...
it followed the leader
severe thunderstorm warning or significant weather alert
1313 Mockingbird Lane, in fictional Mockingbird Heights. The original address was supposed to be 13 Friday Street, but was changed before shooting began.
the mockingbird came before the eagle. I know this because I designed the mockingbird in December of 1975.
thunderheads are the little clouds that appears in the sky before a thunderstorm
The word ''Omnious'' is an adjective that is considering harmful outcomes and it is referring to the worrying impressions about something that is going to happen and that is often something very bad. Words that are similar to it are: threatening, menacing, portentous or baleful. For example, a dark cloud before a thunderstorm.
The speaker in "Before Sleep" by Ezra Pound is the poet himself. In this poem, Pound reflects on the beauty of the natural world and the peace that can be found in moments of stillness before sleep.
There are many kinds of meditation techniques. Some involve movement and some involve stillness. One of the strongest advocates for moving meditation techniques was my master. He devised a number of techniques which help you throw out whatever garbage you are holding onto, before bringing you to stillness and silence.