Devices
Devices (nonliteral)
The Crucible - Characters
The Crucible - Items
Fallacies
100

The bill blew behind the bin before Carrie could catch it.

Alliteration

100

The bridge protested beneath our weight.

Personification

100

The person who most often maintains order in the court.

Judge Danforth

100

The object that "jumped" into the stew in the woods.

A frog

100

We can either go to a movie or stay at home and do nothing.

False Dilemma

200

You better watch out; you better not cry.

Anaphora

200

My sister tore the house apart looking for her keys.

Hyperbole

200

The person who almost confessed, but who decided not to lie.

John Proctor

200

The object that Abigail framed Elizabeth with.

A doll with a needle stuck into it

200

My mom just asked me why I was texting a friend. Parents are so nosy.

Hasty Generalization

300

We were talking, singing, and laughing as we worked.

Parallelism

300

The driving test was a piece of cake.

Idiom

300

The person who changed sides to save as many people as possible.

Reverend John Hale

300

The object that Mercy Lewis lost in the woods.

A dress

300
You should let me do your hair! My mom let me redecorate her whole room, and it looks great!

Non Sequitur

400

A short story with a point.

Anecdote

400

Saying something is something that it's not for the sake of comparison.

Metaphor

400

The person who said the devil gave instructions to kill someone in the church.

Tituba

400

The object that Martha Corey had that made Giles suspicious.

A book

400

I got a 93 on my math test, and it was difficult, so I should also pass my chemistry test since it will also be difficult.

False Analogy

500

The author's approach towards the subject.

Tone

500

Using something to stand for something larger than itself.

Symbolism

500

The person who was accused of cursing pigs.

Martha Corey

500

The object that Abigail and the other girls "saw Mary projecting."

A yellow bird

500

She is clueless because she never knows what is going on.

Circular Reasoning

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