| simile | “She raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince.” |
| hyperbole | “The farm is a continent when you go foot by foot.” (This is also a metaphor.) |
| personification | “An everlasting funeral marches around your heart.” |
| alliteration | “What weighty work we do.” |
| allusion | “The crowd will part like the sea for Israel.” (This is also a simile.) |
| irony | John Proctor forgets the commandment, “Thou shall not commit adultery.” |
| simile | “I will fall like an ocean on the court!” |
| metaphor | “Theology is a fortress.” |
The Crucible Act II Figurative Language
February 28, 2020