The Crucible
This was Abigail Williams' motivation.
Semicolon, Colon, or Comma?
Arthur Miller was arrested on many occasions because people thought he was a communist however, he was never truly convicted.
Arthur Miller was arrested on many occasions because people thought he was a communist; however, he was never truly convicted.
Words that sound like sounds.
This was at the center of the universe for Transcendentalists.
The individual
Emerson said that he was born a _________.
poet
This is why Elizabeth Proctor was arrested.
A "poppet" with a needle stuck in it was found in their home, and Abigail Williams had just pulled a needle out of her stomach. Abigail had accused Elizabeth of doing witchcraft using the poppet.
Semicolon, Colon, or Comma?
This summer, I'd like to read the following books from the New York Times Best Seller List Gone with the Wind, A Tale of Two Cities, and Walk Two Moons.
This summer, I'd like to read the following books from the New York Times Best Seller List: Gone with the Wind, A Tale of Two Cities, and Walk Two Moons.
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Simile
Name two Transcendentalist authors.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman
Emerson was widely sought throughout the country as a ______________.
lecturer
This is the author of The Crucible.
Arthur Miller
Semicolon, Colon, or Comma?
When she exited the classroom, she only had one thing on her mind food.
When she exited the classroom, she only had one thing on her mind: food.
A repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
Alliteration
These are two influential historical figures that adopted the idea of passive resistance from Transcendentalists.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ghandi
Name one work by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
"Self-Reliance," "Concord Hymn," "Nature"
This is why John Proctor wouldn't sign his name to witchcraft.
He wanted to keep his good name in the village.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Semicolon, Colon, or Comma?
Women should take several vitamins for the duration of their pregnancy Vitamin C, to boost the immune system, folic acid, to promote healthy bone growth, and iron, to regulate digestion.
Women should take several vitamins for the duration of their pregnancy" Vitamin C, to boost the immune system; folic acid, to promote healthy bone growth; and iron, to regulate digestion.
A reference in literature to another piece of literature, history, or mythology.
allusion
This author began the Transcendentalist movement.
Emerson
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! This section of "Concord Hymn" uses what type of figurative language? (there are two types used)
"Spirit that made those heroes dare
To die and leave their children free
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee"
Personification and Apostrophe
The foolishness of the communist hunt in America in the 1950's
Semicolon, Colon, or Comma?
She finally came up with a solution for her problem simply stop worrying and take a deep breath.
She finally came up with a solution for her problem: simply stop worrying and take a deep breath.
A comparison of relationships
Analogy
Name at least two cornerstones of Transcendentalist beliefs.
Human senses are limited, nature informs human nature, God, nature, and humans form one soul
According to "Self-Reliance," why is it good to be misunderstood?
Many famous scientists, philosophers, and philanthropists were misunderstood. We should want to be like them.