Terminology
a figure of speech in which “like” or “as” is used to make a comparison between two basically unlike subjects
“You are ten thousand times more abominable in his eyes than the most venomous serpent is in ours.”
Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
McCarthyism/McCarthy Era/Communist Red Hunt
hands trembling, eyes closed (brushstroke)
absolute
the protagonist of The Crucible
John Proctor
a deliberately exaggerated statement
hyperbole
“As for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"
Our first American poet
Anne Bradstreet
repetition of structure within writing
parallelism
synonym for orator
speaker
a person or group that bears the blame for another
scapegoat
"Four score and seven years ago..."
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Revival of Puritanism led by Jonathan Edwards
The Great Awakening
appositive phrases always function as this part of speech
noun
Dies asking for "More weight!"
an appeal to the reader’s good sense, good will, and desire to “do the right thing”
ethical appeal
“These are the times that try men’s souls!”
Thomas Paine's Crisis No. 1
style of writing favored by the Puritans
plain style of writing
verb (usually ending in -ing or -ed) that functions as an adjective
participle
a division or type of literature
this is also called “Top-down” logic, since it moves from one or more statements (premises) to reach a logically certain conclusion.
deductive reasoning
“Thou hast an house on high erect, Framed by that mighty Architect . . . stands permanent though this be fled”
Anne Bradstreet's "Verses Upon the Burning of our House"
the year in which The Crucible is set
1692
verb that takes a direct object
transitive verb
a poem that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of the speaker (Anne Bradstreet wrote these)
lyric poem