Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Lit Terms / Characters
Lit terms/ Characters
100
"The magistrate sits in your heart and judges you" is an example of what literary device?
What is a metaphor
100
What literary device is this an example of,"The road past my house is a pilgrimage to Salem"
What is a metaphor ?
100
In Act III, the words, "it's death driving into 'em, it's forked and hoofed" is an allusion to ________________
What is the devil
100
In 1692, what was a polite term of address for a woman of humble social standing ?
What is "Goody" ?
100
The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch trials, he signs the death sentences for those individuals who refuse to confess their crimes. He refuses to delay any execution for fear that he will appear weak and irresolute.
Who is Judge Danforth ?
200
In The Crucible, Arthur Miller used the stigma of witchcraft in 16692 to to symbolize what stigma in the 1950's and 60's ?
What is communism?
200
What literary device is this an example of, " Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer."
What is hyperbole?
200
When Elizabeth says, “...suspicion kissed you…”, this is an example of what literary term?
What is personification.
200
In The Crucible,vengeance, reputation and envy are examples of what literary term?
What is THEME ?
200
The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls; she is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her, who tried unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and lies begun by Abigail.
Who is Mary Warren ?
300
What literary device is "You know in all of your black hearts that this be fraud. We will burn together"
What is imagery?
300
What weighty work we do." is an example of what literary term?
What is alliteration?
300
'He possessed a cold fire in his eyes" is an example of what literary term?
What is an oxymoron?
300
Which character is a local farmer who can be a stern, harsh-tongued man;he has a hidden sin—his affair with Abigail Williams—that proves his downfall.
Who is John Proctor?
300
Farmer and landowner in Salem. He is a respected member of the community often called upon to settle disagreements between individuals.
Who is Francis Nurse?
400
What literary device is an example of, "...his eyes were like coals" /
What is a simile?
400
What literary device is this an example of, "I came like a bridegroom...into Salem..."
What is simile ?
400
In The Crucible, Good vs. Evil is an example of what?
What is conflict?
400
A young minister known to be an expert on witchcraft, called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. This character is a hater of witchcraft. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
Who is Rev. John Hale?
400
Servant to the Putnams and friend to Abigail, this character participates in the witch trials by pretending to see spirits and falsely accusing individuals of witchcraft.
Who is Mercy Lewis?
500
What literary device is used in this phrase, "Heaven and Hell grapple on our backs"
What is personification?
500
When John Proctor forgets the commandment, "Thou shall not commit adultery", this is an example of what literary term?
What is irony ?
500
What literary device is this an example of, " I have gone this three month like The Lord into the wilderness."?
What is allusion ?
500
The minister of Salem’s church, a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying man. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and this character is very concerned with building his position in the community.
Who is Rev. Parris ?
500
The following are examples of what literary term: 1. ”Goody” = Mrs. 2. “Aye” = Yes 3. “I don’t truck with no devil.”
What is dialect
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