“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Who is John Proctor?
Everyone knows what this rhetorical example is, right?
What is a Rhetorical Question?
Trump has 'fun' but fails to feel America's pain on prices
What is CNN?
This is the hysteria that The Crucible was based on, where Americans were terrified of Communists in their midst.
What is the Red Scare?
This is the zodiac sign we are currently under, represented by a centaur
What is Sagittarius?
Who is Abigail Williams?
This is a really strong rhetorical device, it's a really strong rhetorical device, it's a REALLY GOOD rhetorical device!
What is repetition?
Erika Kirk says all livestreams 'on hold' until after private meeting with Candace Owens
What is Fox News?
In 1848, Americans flocked to California with pickaxes and shovels, hoping to find a certain precious metal rumored to exist in the northern part of the state.
What is the gold rush?
A "googol" is a massive number, which is specifically the number 1 followed by this many zeroes.
What is one hundred?
"He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!"
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
This device focuses on visuals, painting a picture in your mind where words become paint colors across the canvas of your brain.
What is imagery?
What is the British Broadcasting Network?
The word "hysteria," despite becoming a common trait anyone could have, was originally used exclusively for women, with the root word "hyst" meaning this.
What is an uterus?
This animal eats the second most of any land animal in the world, only behind the elephant.
What is a cow?
"I denounce these proceedings, I quit this court!"
Who is Reverend Hale?
This rhetorical device references other things, like how J.R.R. Tolkien references other books in his stories.
What is an allusion?
"Area Family Has No Idea Where Dad Gets Shirts"
What is the Onion?
In France during the year 1518, a plague swept through the country, not causing sickness but rather forcing people to do this until they passed out from exhaustion.
What is dancing?
These are the two main elements that make up our sun
What is Hydrogen and Helium?
"A fart on Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that!"
Who is Giles Corey?
This device works SOOOO WELLLL, like it can't ever go bad at ALLLLLLLLL.
What is verbal irony?
Power-ball Jackpot Rises to $1.1 Billion
What is ABC?
While the evidence for this is murky, it is said that in 1844, a convent of nuns began making this sound and could not stop for over a week.
What is meowing?
Van Gogh had many classics, but the last painting he ever made was in 1890, named after the foliage that takes up most of the painting
What is 'Tree Roots'?