A recurring element (image, symbol, or theme) in a literary work
Motif
100
In Puritan ideology who goes to heaven?
The elect
100
Name this character: A grumpy elderly man who defies the court.
Giles Corey
100
How did the revolutionaries believe they could learn about the world?
Logic and Reason
200
Rhetorical Question
A question that presumes the audience agrees with the speaker, so no response is needed
200
Puritans men and women were considered equals.
True or False
False
200
Who accuses John Proctor of witchcraft?
Mary Warren
200
What is an appeal to emotion?
Pathos
300
Foil
a character who contrasts with another character (usually the protagonist) in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character
300
What does the veil in "The Minister's Black Veil" symbolize?
secret sin
300
Who says this?
"We are only what we always were, but naked now. Aye! and the wind. God's icy wind, will blow"
John Proctor
300
What is an appeal to emotion?
Pathos
400
The time and place of the action in a literary work
setting
400
According to Edwards, what is the only thing keeping the sinners from the fiery pit of infinite agony?
God's hand
400
Why does John Proctor confess his adultery?
To save Elizabeth
400
What literary device is in this quote?
"Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?"
rhetorical question
500
the unbroken flow of memories, thoughts, and feelings in a character’s narration
Stream-of-consciousness
500
What is Anne Bradstreet's main message in "Upon the Burning of our House?"
Do not hold on to worldly possessions. Instead focus on God.
500
Why does Reverend Hale return to Salem in Act IV?
He feels guilty for his role in the trials and wants to save the lives of the condemned.
500
What literary device is in the following quote from "The Speech in the Virginia Convention"?
"We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts."