Apostrophe | when abigail was yelling at betty to be quiet of witchcraft, and betty called out to her dead mother. |
Symbolism | the forest if a symbol for which puritans despise it because of the devil, martha corey hides books which may indicate witchcraft, reverend hale is super smart and carries books |
Point of View | second point of view, exposition |
Allegory | salem witch trials and the mccarthy hunt |
Foreshadowing | “The Salem Tragedy, which is about to being in these pages..” |
Situational Irony | we expected people that admitted to witchcraft to be executed |
Verbal Irony | mrs. putnam with a growing edge of sarcasm.. |
Dramatic Irony | when abigail denies being included in witchcraft but you know she actually was |
Motif | fear/power |
Theme | one cannot have fear without power, no power no fear |
Example of Rhetorical Devices : Act 1 of The Crucible
February 27, 2020