Literary Terms
This is a comparison between two unlike things that uses "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This is giving human qualities to something that is not human.
What is personification?
Because Romanticism was a reaction to the Rationalist time period, the Romantic authors did not value this.
What is reason?
Tom Walker sold his soul to this person.
Who is the devil (or Old Scratch)?
The minister wears a black veil over his countenance, also called this.
What is his face?
What is assonance?
This is a comparison between two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
Romantics rejected industrialization and instead preferred to daydream about this - the exact opposite of city life!
What is nature?
This is the author of "The Devil and Tom Walker."
Who is Washington Irving?
This is the author of "The Minster's Black Veil."
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?
This is a reference to something outside the text.
What is an allusion?
This is exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
These are the years of the Romantic time period.
What are 1800-1860?
Tom Walker was always taking shortcuts. He took a shortcut to acquire wealth when he met Old Scratch while taking a shortcut through this area.
What is the swamp?
This is the most prominent motif in "The Minster's Black Veil."
What is secret sin (or everyone has secrets, etc.)?
This is when two contrasting things are placed close together in order to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
This is the author's attitude towards their subject.
What is the tone?
What are poems?
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What is a parable?
This is a type of poetry that does not have a specific meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
This is when the end of words sound the same, but it doesn't quite rhyme (for example, "food" and "good")
What is slant rhyme?
The "television" of the Romantic period was this.
What is fireside poetry?
This was the profession Tom Walker took on after selling his soul to Old Scratch.
What is usury (or loan sharking)?
The minister finally takes his veil off when this happens.
What is nothing - he never takes it off?