Literary Devices
A comparison using like or as.
What is simile?
The lesson or underling moral of the story.
What is theme?
This character is symbolic, the living manifestation of the scarlet letter.
Who is Pearl?
When John Wilson asks Pearl who made her, Pearl replies:
That she was plucked off of a rose bush
Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
An object or character that represents an abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
This character is considered to be the voice of heaven and is worshiped by the townspeople.
Who is Reverend Dimmesdale?
Why does Dimmesdale become agitated and storm out of the room?
Chillingworth asks him to confess his sins to him.
According to Pearl, why does the sun hide from Hester?
The sun is afraid of the scarlet letter.
Language that appeals to one of the five senses.
What is sensory detail?
What is characterization?
This character is viewed in two very different ways: satanic evil AND a heaven-sent miracle.
Who is Roger Chillingworth?
What symbolism does the sexton ascribe to the "A" left in the sky by the meteor?
It signifies Governor Winthrop's ascension to heaven. ("Angel")
Who is the antagonist of The Scarlet Letter?
Roger Chillingworth.
What is personification?
A recurring idea, image, or action within a story.
What is motif?
This character shifts from the being viewed as an adulterous, to "able."
Who is Hester Prynne?
According to Hester, who can remove the scarlet letter from her chest?
God
If Hester had lost custody of Pearl, she admits she would have...
Gone with Mistress Hibbins to sign her name in the devil's book
Example: The snowball WHOOSHED past my ear.
What is onomatopoeia?
The use of words conveying a complex idea, not meant to be taken literally
What is figurative language?
This character is known to visit the woods to participate in devilish activities, including witchcraft.
Who is Mistress Hibbins?
What prevents Dimmesdale from acting on his suspicions of Chillingworth?
He believes his suspicions stem from his own guilty conscience.
Name two symbols from The Scarlet Letter AND what these symbols stand for.
TBD