Literary Terms
Literary Terms Part 2
Vocabulary
Name the Character!
Grammar and Punctuation
100
Dialogue
What is the words characters speak to each other.
100
Dramatic Irony -
A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the audience knows.
100
Agape
What is wide open.
100
"Now hear me, and beguile yourselves no more. I will not receive a single plea for pardon or postponement. Them that will not confess will hang..."
Who is Danforth Act IV
100
Say or write a compound sentence.
Abigail is the villain, yet she doesn't have much power.
200
Stage Direction
instructions the playwright provides for the director
200
Verbal Irony
A character says one thing but means something else.
200
Floundering
What is awkward struggling.
200
::now staring full front as though hypnotized, and mimicking the exact tone of Mary Warren's cry:: she sees nothin!
Who is Abigail. Courtroom scene.
200
Write a sentence with an introductory phrase and a comma... Relate it to The Crucible.
Yes, the play ends on a tragic note.
300
Dramatic exposition
What is important background information about the settings and characters.
300
Logical Fallacy
What is an argument with a faulty premise.
300
Use contentious in a sentence correctly.
The courtroom became contentious with accusations.
300
"Your Honor, I--in that time I were sick. And I--My husband is a good and righteous man. He is never drunk as some are..."
Who is Elizabeth. Courtroom Scene.
300
Write a sentence containing "is" or "are". Use proper subject-verb agreement and relate the sentence to The Crucible.
400
Describe a character's motivations
Parris wants to protect himself against those who want him NOT to be minister.
400
What character traits can we give to Betty Parris, Sarah Good, and Mercy Lewis?
All are easily led and frightened.
400
Use imperceptible in a sentence.
The evidence for the case proved imperceptible.
400
"He say Mr. Parris must be kill! Mr. Parris no goodly man, Mr. Parris mean man and no gentle man, and he bid me rise out of my bed and cut your throat!"
Who is Tituba?
400
Write the LONGEST grammatically correct sentence you can that describes The Crucible.
500
An example of an Allusion from the play.
What is the reference to Jesus and Pontius Pilate.
500
The THEME of the Crucible. Defend your answer.
500
Use "beguile" in a sentence correctly.
What is Abigail beguiled the citizens of the province.
500
"I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach out for you again."
Who is Proctor speaking to Abigail.
500
Write the SHORTEST grammatically correct sentence that you can related to The Crucible.
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