Assess students' ability to identify and analyze instances of symbolism, imagery, and irony in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, explaining how these devices reveal central themes (racial injustice, moral growth, empathy, and social prejudice). Tasks include close reading of key passages (e.g., the mockingbird motif, the Radley house imagery, courtroom irony), interpreting figurative language and narrative perspective, and composing concise evidence-based explanations that link literary device to thematic meaning.