"The Crucible"
Poetic Devices
Denotation/Connotation
Figurative Language
Grammar
100

The play's main antagonist who had an affair with John Proctor and tried to kill Elizabeth Proctor

Who is Abigail Williams

100

The sound device used in Dunkin Donuts ~ used in order to increase customers' ability to remember the name

What is Alliteration

100

In the sentence "That outfit is fire!": are we using the denotative or connotative definition of "fire"?

Connotative

100

"My roommates snoring is like a steady lullaby." Is an example of which literary device?

What is a Simile

100

Its or It's: _________ snowing outside.

What is "It's" 

200

The religious group whom this play is based on

The Puritans

200

Creating vivid pictures in a reader's mind

What is Imagery

200

Do the words whimsical and mystical have a positive or negative connotation?

What is a positive connotation

200

Which literary device is used in: "Life is a highway."

What is a Metaphor

200

These are the things I need from the grocery list (: , ;) butter, eggs, and milk.

What is :

300

The one commandment John Proctor couldn't remember 

What is Adultery

300

When a word or phrase is repeated multiple times to add emphasis

Repetition

300

If the tone of the essay is questioning and reflective, does it have a positive, negative or neutral connotation

What is a Neutral connotation 

300

Author's word choice

What is Diction

300

We went over (their or there) to get the good ice cream.

What is There

400

Characters who show development and change throughout the story are known as: 

What is Dynamic characters

400

Which lines rhyme in a poem with the rhyme scheme ABCBBC?

What is lines 2, 4, 5 and 3, 6

400

The meaning we bring to a word or phrase

What is Connotation

400

"The heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care." Is an example of which literary device?

What is Personification

400

"(Who or Whom) do you believe?"

What is Whom

500

Name a possible theme of "The Crucible"

~The significance of staying true to one's truth or integrity rather than following those around you (herd mentality)

~The toxicity of hypocrisy, specifically in religious communities

500

The sound device used in "And from all around the haven the crumbling thunder of seas"

What is Assonance

500

What connotation do we bring to this phrase: "We all deserve a seat at the table." 

We all deserve opportunity/equality, etc. 

500

Which device is used in the following sentence from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

“Without waiting for Momma’s thanks, he rode out of the yard, sure that things were as they should be and that he was a gentle squire, saving those deserving serfs from the laws of the land, which he condoned.”

What is a Metaphor