Literary Devices
A reference to something well-known; functions in the text to add a layer of depth and help a reader understand a situation as they have something to compare it to.
What is an allusion?
This is the historic event in which Hawthorne's ancestors were involved.
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
This object symbolizes public humiliation and punishment.
What is the scaffold?
Authors use this type of characterization to show you something about a character.
What is "indirect characterization"?
This type of myth is used to teach a lesson.
What is a trickster myth?
The Scarlet Letter was first published in this year.
What is 1850?
The story is set in this location and time period.
17th century Boston
Chillingworth bequeaths his wealth and property to this character.
Who is Pearl?
The event in a story which kicks off the plot.
What is "inciting action/event"?
Name one attribute featured or emphasized in literature of the Romantic period.
Emphasis on spirituality, emphasis on nature, emphasis on light, common man as a hero, imagination, magical elements, etc.
This object symbolizes nature and beauty throughout the novel.
What is the rose/rosebush?
The Puritans trying to convince the Church of England to reform is this type of conflict.
What is man vs. society?
This character type stays the same throughout the story.
What is a static character?
What is the 19th century?
The townspeople think this character's death is symbolized by a flashing A in the sky.
Who is Gov. Winthrop?
Dimmesdale and Chillingworth's house overlooks this.
What is a graveyard?
The viewpoint a reader can take when analyzing and interpreting a text.
What is literary lens?
The Romantic Period is largely a reaction to this historical event.
What is The Industrial Revolution?
When Hester and Pearl sit down to take a rest in the forest, Pearl wants to hear a story about this.
What is the Black Man?
This happens right when Hester takes off her cap and the scarlet letter.
Sunshine falls upon her.