| Literary Terms/Devices Example 1: Colloquialism 1.) TITUBA: "That don't look to me like His Majesty, look to me like the marshal." (pg. 1319) 2.) DANFORTH: "He bids her confess?" (pg. 1321) 3.) DANFORTH: "What think you, Mr. Parris?". . . (pg. 1324) Example 2: Simile 1.) DANFORTH: "Mr. Hale, as God have not empowerd me like Joshua to stop the sun from rising. . . " (pg. 1325) 2.) TITUBA: "He freeze his soul in Barbados, but in Barbados he just as sweet and-" (pg. 1320) 3.) PROCTER: Tell them I confessed myself, say Procter broke his knees and wept like a wemon-. . ." (pg. 1332) Example 3: Conflict 1.) (Conflict between Danforth and Parris.) PARRIS: "Excellency, I would postpone these hangin's for a time." DANFORTH: " There will be no postponement!" ( pg. 1323) 2.) (Conflict between Procter and Elizabeth.) PROCTER: "I have been thinking I would confess to them...What say you?" ELIZABETH: "I cannot judge you, John." (pg. 1328) 3.) (Conflict between Procter and Danforth.) DANFORTH: "You will not sign it?" PROCTER: "You have all witnessed it; what more is needed?" (pg. 1332) Example 4: Dialouge 1.) PROCTER: "Then how does he die?" ELIZABETH: gently: "They press him John." POCTER: "Press?" (pg. 1328) 2.) HATHORNE: elctrified, surprised; "You'll confess yourself?" PROCTER: "I will have my life." (pg. 1328) 3.)DANFORTH: his eyes narrow on Procter; "Did you ever see Martha Corey with the devil?" PROCTER: "I did not." (pg. 1331) Example 5: Imagery 1.) DANFORTH: "There is a prodgious stentch in this place." (pg.1320) 2.) PARRIS: "Hush!" for he has heard footsteps. (pg. 1325) 3.) A sound- The subscilence of feet on stone. (pg. 1326) Example 6: Tone 1.) HALE: "It is no lie, they are innocent!" DANFORTH: "I'll hear no more of that!" (pg. 1326) (anger) 2.) ELIZABETH: quickly: "let me speak with him, Excellency." PARRIS: with hope. "You'll strive with him?" (pg. 1326) (hope) 3.) PROCTER: In agony. "No, I'll take my own, my own!" (pg. 1329) |