_______ 2. “I heard screeching and gibberish coming from her mouth.”

_______ 5. “I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you, for now my ministry’s at stake.”

_______ 7. “The whole country’s talkin’ witchcraft.”

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© Julie Faulkner

Name:________________________________

CHALLENGE – Choose three quotes and identify the speakers of them, then explain how those quotes support a theme of the play.

_______ 10. “I do not wish to be put out like the cat whenever some majority feels the whim.”

_______ 12. “You are God’s instrument put in our hands to discover the Devil’s agent.”

Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer use literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. Use the list of words below. Some may be used more than once, while others may not be used at all.

WORD BANK: Alliteration Metaphor Pun Personification Allusion Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole

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_______ 2. "Theology, sir, is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be accounted small."

_______ 5. “Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven.”

_______ 7. Proctor stands there, gulping air. Horses and a wagon creaking are heard.

Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer use literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. Use the list of words below. Some may be used more than once, while others may not be used at all.

WORD BANK: Alliteration Metaphor Pun Personification Allusion Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole

© Julie Faulkner

Name:________________________________

CHALLENGE – This act’s figurative language is strongly rooted in Biblical allusions. Choose three allusions, summarize the context, and then say how this allusion functions in this act.

_______ 10. “She raises up her chin like the daughter of a prince.”

_______ 2. “I beg you be clear, open as the sky.”

_______ 5. “A person is either with this court or counted against it, there be no road between.”

_______ 7. “The angel … is your rock.”

© Julie Faulkner

Name:________________________________

CHALLENGE – The play abounds in figurative language that paints pictures and adds to layers of meaning. Select one quote to illustrate in whichever way you choose.

_______ 10. “In the proper place—where my beasts are bedded.”

_______ 12. ““What justice bids us do…”

Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer use literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. Use the list of words below. Some may be used more than once, while others may not be used at all.

WORD BANK: Alliteration Metaphor Pun Personification Allusion Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole

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_______ 2. “ocean of salt tears…”

_______ 5. “. . . I have gone this three month like our Lord into the wilderness . . .”

_______ 7. “… keys rattle …”

© Julie Faulkner

Name:________________________________

CHALLENGE – Choose one of the characters and write three sentences describing that character using three different figurative language devices.

_______ 10. “I should hang ten thousand that should dare to rise against the law.”

Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. When a writer use literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are. Use the list of words below. Some may be used more than once, while others may not be used at all.

WORD BANK: Alliteration Metaphor Pun Personification Allusion Onomatopoeia Simile Hyperbole

_______ 12. “Are you stone?”

The Crucible Figurative Language