Cruci-ballin'
Figuratively Speaking
Persuade Me to Argue
Dumb & Poetic
Wild Card
100

_________ had an affair with Abigail Williams.

John Proctor

100

Write an example of a simile.

(unique answers)

100
A claim must start with this kind of word.

ABBI SAW A WUWU/subordinate conjunction

100

A "paragraph" in a poem is referred to as a....

Stanza

100

This is the percentage of your overall grade that the final exam is worth.

10%

200

____________ drank a charm to kill Elizabeth Proctor.

Abigail Williams

200

Write an example of a metaphor.

(unique answers)

200

This is the rhetorical appeal that refers to invoking an emotional response from the reader/audience.

PATHOS

200

A poet's ATTITUDE in a poem refers to....

the feelings or tone they create in the poem

200

A shift in a poem refers to....

a change in tone, subject matter, structure, etc. 

300

_________ gave Elizabeth Proctor a doll with a needle stuck in it.

Mary Warren

300

A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to a non-human thing.

Personification
300

This is the rhetorical appeal that refers to using logic as a method of persuasion.

LOGOS

300

The overall lesson, meaning, or moral of a poem is referred to as its...

THEME

300

When supporting a claim, what two things are required?

Evidence and analysis

400

The Crucible was written in the __________, about the _____________. 

1950s, 1690s

400

A type of figurative language that is an extreme exaggeration.

Hyperbole

400

This is the rhetorical appeal that refers to using credibility as a method of persuasion.

ETHOS

400

These are reasons for which a poet might REPEAT a line regularly throughout a poem

For emphasis

For rhythm

To illustrate the theme

400
Figurative language in which an object stands for or represents something else

Symbolism

500

This is why Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible.

illustrate the parallels between the witch trials and the hunt for communists

500

A type of figurative language that describes something using language invoking one or more of the 5 senses

Imagery

500

An author's purpose in a speech/piece of writing refers to what?

What goal they are trying to achieve/the main reason for their speech/writing

500

A poem's connotation refers to....

the underlying feelings/meanings behind the literal content; figurative language used to illustrate this meaning

500

This is the reason for which Elizabeth Proctor will NOT be hanged if she is found guilty of witchcraft.

She is pregnant