The Crucible
What is the setting of The Crucible by Arthur Miller?
Salem, Massachusetts
Where did the transcendentalist movement originate?
Concord, Massachusetts
Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?
Nick Carraway
.
Read the stanza from Emily Johnson's poem "The Camper" below.
"Afar some mountain streams, rockbound and fleet
Sing themselves through his dreams in cadence sweet"
What figurative language is featured in this stanza?
Personification
This symbol in The Crucible represents the unknown and the supernatural, something the Puritans feared above all else.
The forest
A story or piece of literature that represents a larger meaning, typically moral or political, is called a(n)
Allegory
List at least 2 of the 3 tenants of Transcendentalism
- Connection to nature
- Emphasis on Intuition
- Individualism
This place is a symbol of moral decay
The Valley of Ashes
Read the sentence from Emerson's "Self- Reliance" below.
"...Nature says,--he is my creature, and maugre all his impertinent griefs, he shall be glad with me."
What figurative language is featured in the above line?
Personification
What was Prohibition?
A ban on the production and sale of alcohol in the US
Which character is the first to be accused of witchcraft in Salem?
Tituba
Who wrote the essays "Nature" and "Self- Reliance" and is often considered the father of Transcendentalism?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who kills Gatsby?
George Wilson
Read the passage from Adrienne Rich's poem "Diving Into the Wreck" below.
I crawl like an insect down the ladder
and there is no one
to tell me when the ocean
will begin.
What figurative language is being employed in this passage?
Simile
What is the significance of East and West Eggs in The Great Gatsby?
They represent old money versus new money
How does The Crucible end?
Proctor's hanged in Salem
Who wrote the essays "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience"
Henry David Thoreau
What color is most associated with Daisy?
White
.
Read the stanza below from Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise"
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
What literary device is being used in this stanza?
Simile
A story or piece of literature that represents a larger meaning, typically moral or political, is called a(n)
What does the poppet symbolize in The Crucible?
Revenge/ Vengance
What central idea does Thoreau express in "Civil Disobedience" about government?
If you disagree with a law break it/ the government which governs best governs the least.
What does the green light symbolize?
Gatsby's dream/ Daisy
What literary device is featured in the passage below from Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"
"The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere"
Allusion
The Crucible serves as a allegory for
McCarthyism