In Chapter 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird, are there any literary elements in the scene with Miss Maudie talking to Scout?When I say...

I'll address one literary device that's very important in
Chapter 5.  Primarily, Miss Maudie and Scout discuss the Radley family, Atticus, and
Miss Stephanie Crawford.  Through this conversation, and through Scout's narration, we
learn a great deal about Miss
Maudie. 

Characterization is
the method an author uses to create well-developed characters.  We learn about
characters based on what they say, what they do, and what others say about
them.

In Chapter 5,  Scout describes Miss Maudie as a lover
of the outdoors and "everything that grew in God's earth," as a "reasonable" woman, and
as a friend to the Scout, Jem, and Dill:

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Jem and I had considerable faith in Miss Maudie. 
She had never told on us, had never played cat-and-mouse with us, she was not at all
interested in our private lives.  She was our
friend. 

Further, Miss
Maudie's explanation of the Radley family and their ways parallels what Atticus tells
the children throughout the novel; she describes the Radley house as "a sad house" and
recalls Arthur (Boo) Radley as being a polite young
boy. 

So, through Miss Maudie's words (indirect
characterization) and through Scout's descriptions of her (direct characterization), we
learn a great deal about her character.