Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Figurative Language

List one example from the play of each type of figurative language:

1. Metaphor
2. Personification
3. Hyperbole

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  1. 1. They show a metaphore for an unfilled mairage at the begining of act II.
    2. They say the spirits come out and attack them chocking them and that they are frog or animal like.
    3. The hyperbole is when Hale says that if Rebecca is hung nothing can save them they will all die and nothing is sacred.

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  2. 1. A metaphore is shown when Proctor adds something to the soup. It shows that their relationship needs to change. "He lifts the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches into the cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot."

    2. A personification is revealed when people say the spirits come and attack them.
    3. Rebecca nurse is such a good person if she is a witch then everyone else is too.

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  3. 1. metaphor- a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using like or as.

    2.personification- is a figure of speech in which an object, animal, o4r idea is given human characteristics.

    3.hyperbole- is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated from emphasis.

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  4. 1. They show a metaphor by their marriage is not complete. Taste soup not quite please so her puts a pinch of salt in it.
    2. The personification is when the spirits ccome out and attack them.
    3. The hyperbole is when Hale says that if Rebecca is a witch the whole world will burn.

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  5. Metaphore: When John Proctor tasted the soup and he wasnt pleased with it. It shows that their marrige wasnt complete.
    Hyperbole: Where he is talking about Rebecca Nurse being the witch and he says if thats the case then the whole worlds to blame.
    Personification: When it talks about the spirits coming to get them

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  6. 1. Metaphor: When Proctor added a pinch of salt to the soup.
    2. Personification: When they say the sprirts come out and attacked.
    3. Hyperbole: Says the whole world is burning, The whole green world.

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  7. 1. The metaphor is when John Proctor tastes the soup and does not like it. It shows that their marriage is not complete and that something needs to change.

    2. The personification is when the girls in the woods tell about the spirits coming out and attacking them.

    3. The hyperbole is when Rebecca Nurse gets convicted and Reverend Hale states that if Rebecca Nurse is a witch, then the whole green world will burn.

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  8. 1. Metaphor; "Now look you, sir. Let you strike out against the Devil, and the villiage will bless you for it! Come down, speak to them--pray with the. They're thirsting for your word, Mister! Surely you'll pray with them."
    2. Personification; “Don’t lie! She comes to me while I sleep; she’s always making me dream corruptions!” page 156 line 27

    3. Hyperbole; "Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning. Let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it." Page 170, line 695

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  9. 1. metaphor- "Mrs. Putnam: ..the Devil's touch is heavier than sick..."

    2. personification- "Mary Warren: ...Then she sit there, denying and denying, and I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull began to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck and I cannot breathe air; and then I hear a voice, a screamin' voice, and it were my voice.."

    3. hyperbole- "Hale: Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning. Let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it."

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  10. Hyperbole- When hale says that if Rebecca nurse is tainted then there was nothing to stop the green world from burning. He was exaggerating trying to say that there was no way she was a witch.
    Metephor- The beginning of ACT 2, the kitchen scene. The whole kitchen scene was a metaphor for the fact that their relationship...sucks.
    Personification- In ACT 2 when they are talking about lilacs and say that they have the smell of purple.

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  11. 1. metaphor: "Mrs. Putnam: ..the Devil's touch is heavier than sick.."

    2. personification- "Mary Warren: ...then she sit there, denying and denying, and I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck..."

    3. hyperbole - "Hale: Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning. Let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it."

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  12. Metephor- In ACT 1 it shows an disscussion between Abigail and Proctor were she compaires him to a stallion or stud.
    Personification- They continuasly through out the story personify satan into forms and animals.
    Hyperbole- They say that if Rebecca Nurse goes down then the entire green world will go down. That is a hyperbole in the truest form if you ask me. Thats whats up.

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  13. metaphor- the devils touch is heavier than sick

    personification- i feel a misty coldness climbin up my back and the skin on my skull begin to creep and i feel a clamp around my neck

    hyperbole- believe me mr. nurse if rebecca nurse be tainted then nothings left to stop the whole green world from burning. let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it.

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  14. 1. when it shows that their marriage is incomplete.
    2.when the spirits come and attack them in the woods.
    3.when the whole world is burning, the whole green world.

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  15. 1)metaphor:where Proctor is tasting the soup and wants to add a pinch of salt. He is saying that their marriage is incomplete.
    2)personification:when it says i feel a misty coldness climbin up my back and the skin on my skull begin to creep and i feel a clamp around my neck. Coldness can't climb.
    3)hyperbole:when it says the whole world is burning, the whole green world.

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  16. 1. “He lifts the ladle and tastes it. He is not quite pleased. He reaches into the cupboard, gets a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot” -- When he puts the salt in the soup, it represents that he is not satisfied with his marrige.
    2. “I feel a misty coldness climbing up on my back and the skin on my skull begins to creep and I feel a clamp around my neck.” -- Coldness can’t climb.
    3. “Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning. Let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it.” -- It is saying that if Rebecca is a witch, the whole world will burn.

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  17. Metaphor: When John tastes the soup and he isn't pleased so he adds a pinch of salt. It is showing that their marriage isn’t complete.

    Personification: When the girls say that the spirits come out and attack them.

    Hyperbole: When Rebecca Nurse gets convicted and Reverend Hale states that if Rebecca Nurse is a witch, then the whole green world will burn.

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  18. 1. metaphor-When John Proctor adds salt to the soup it signifies that his marriage needs a little something extra.
    2.personification-When Mary says she feels a misty coldness climbing up her back. Coldness cannot climb.
    3.hyperbole-When Hale says that if Rebecca is a witch then the whole world will burn, because she is such a good person.

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  19. 1: Metaphor: "Then he lifts out the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches to a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot." - This signify the fact that he is not happy with his marriage with his wife and that it needs a pinch of something.

    2: Hyperbole: Parris, "And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you." - Truth can not bare weight physically.

    3: Personification: Mrs. Putnam, "It's death y'know it's death drivin into them, forked and hoofed." - Death cannot physically fork and hoof into somebody.

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  20. 1. metaphor: In the stage directions at the beginning of Act 2: "Then he lifts the ladle out and tastes it. He is not quite pleased. he reaches into a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot" --This is a metaphor saying that John Proctor is not happy with his marriage to Elizabeth.

    2. personification: Mary Warren. pg. 164. Lines 252-253; "I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck and I cannot breathe air;..." -- Personification is used when the coldness "climbs" and the skin on her skull "creeps". Skin cannot creep, or move, and coldness is unable to climb.

    3. Hyperbole: Hale. Pg. 170. Lines 696-698. "Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning." -- Hyperbole, or exaggeration, is used by saying that Rebecca Nurse's status as a witch determines whether or not the whole world will burn because there is nothing to stop it.

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  21. Metaphor- when John Procter adds salt to the soup because he thought it was not complete.
    Personification- The coldeness climbing up the leg.
    Hyberole- There be nothing left to stop the whole green world from burning

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  22. Metaphor- John Proctor tasted the soup and didnt like the way it tasted so he took a pinch of salt and added it to the soup.
    Personification- When the spirits came out and attacked them.
    Hyberole- Say that the whole world was buring. the whole green world.

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  23. Metaphor- When Proctor added a pinch of salt to the soup.

    Personification- When they say the spirits come out and attacked.

    Hyperbole- The whole world is burning, the whole green world.

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  24. Metaphor: John Proctor added salt to the soup because he tought it was not ready yet.

    Personification: When the girls claim the spirits com out and attack them.

    Hyperbole: When hale says that if Rebecca is hanged that nothing in the world is sacred anymore.

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  25. it shows metaphore for a unfilled mairage at the start of act II.
    Personification is when it says i feel a misty coldness climbing up my back and the skin on my skull begin to creep and i feel a clamp around my neck. i think...
    The hyperbole is when Hale says if Rebecca is a witch the whole world is going to burn

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  26. 1. Metaphor-Proctor tastes the soup and doesn't like it, that shows their marriage isn't complete and something needs to change.

    2. Personification-the girls in the woods tell about the spirits coming out and attacking them.

    3. Hyperbole-when Rebecca Nurse gets convicted, Hale states that if Rebecca Nurse is a witch the whole green world will burn.

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  27. 1. Metaphor - Proctor tastes the soup and doesnt likes it.

    2. Personification - the girls in the woods tell about how the spirits coming out and attacting them

    2. Hyperbole - When Rebecca Nurse gets convicted, Hale stated if Rebecca Nurse is a whitch the whole green would will burn

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  28. 1. Metophor-A metophor in the would be when John Proctor adds salt to the soup that Elizebeth made, it is a metorphor to their marraige and how it is not fullfilling to him and probably her.
    2. Personification-The girls said that a misty coldness climbed their backs, coldness can not literally climb.
    3. Hyperbole- Hale says that if Rebecca Nurse is convicted then the world will surely burn.

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  29. Metaphor:The metaphor is when Abigail and John were having an affair.
    Personification:They were acting stupid in the court room as like the spirits were attacking them.
    Hyperbole:They threatened her and said if she is convicted the world would surely burn.

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  30. 1. metophor- In the beginning of act 2, Proctor was not content with the soup that Elizebeth made and added salt. This is a metophor to their marriage, not satisfing.
    2. personification- When they were in the courtroom, theh girls claimed that a chill was climbing up their back, chills do not climb.
    3.hyperbole- Hale said that if rebecca nurse is convicted then surely the world will burn.

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  31. 1. metaphor- a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using like or as.

    2.personification- is a figure of speech in which an object, animal, o4r idea is given human characteristics.

    3.hyperbole- is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated from emphasis.

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  32. 1. A metaphore is shown when Proctor adds something to the soup. It shows that their relationship needs to change. "He lifts the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches into the cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot."

    2. Personification - the girls in the woods tell about how the spirits coming out and attacting them

    3. Hyperbole: When hale says that if Rebecca is hanged that nothing in the world is sacred anymore.

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  33. 1. Metephor:where Proctor is tasting the soup and wants to add a pinch of salt. He is saying that their marriage is incomplete.
    2.Personification: "Mary Warren: ...then she sit there, denying and denying, and I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck..."
    3. Hyperbole: Believe me, Mr. Nurse, If Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning.

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  34. 1. They show a metaphore for an unfilled mairage at the begining of act II.
    2. They say the spirits come out and attack them chocking them and that they are frog or animal like.
    3. The hyperbole is when Hale says that if Rebecca is hung nothing can save them they will all die and nothing is sacred

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  35. 1. metaphor: In the stage directions at the beginning of Act 2: "Then he lifts the ladle out and tastes it. He is not quite pleased. he reaches into a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot" --This is a metaphor saying that John Proctor is not happy with his marriage to Elizabeth.

    2. personification: Mary Warren. pg. 164. Lines 252-253; "I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck and I cannot breathe air;..." -- Personification is used when the coldness "climbs" and the skin on her skull "creeps". Skin cannot creep, or move, and coldness is unable to climb.

    3. Hyperbole: Hale. Pg. 170. Lines 696-698. "Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning." -- Hyperbole, or exaggeration, is used by saying that Rebecca Nurse's status as a witch determines whether or not the whole world will burn because there is nothing to stop it.

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  36. 1.in the story a metaphore was used when john adds something to the soup/they need to add something to their marrage.
    2.in the story personification was used when the girls thought they saw Mary Warren`s spirt as a bird waiting to attack them.
    3.in the story a hyperbole is usedwhen Hale says if abigail is hung that nothing in the world maens anything.

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  37. 1. metaphor: In the stage directions at the beginning of Act 2: "Then he lifts the ladle out and tastes it. He is not quite pleased. he reaches into a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot" --This is a metaphor saying that John Proctor is not happy with his marriage to Elizabeth.
    2.in the story personification was used when the girls thought they saw Mary Warren`s spirt as a bird waiting to attack them.
    3: Personification: Mrs. Putnam, "It's death y'know it's death drivin into them, forked and hoofed." - Death cannot physically fork and hoof into somebody.

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  38. 1. Mataphor-When Proctor adds a pinch of salt to flavor the soup. Like he wants to flavor his marriage.
    2.Personfication- They use this when the girls see the yellow bird and are giving the bird a demonic personality.
    3. hyperbole- They exaggerate when they say the world will burn when they hang Rebbeca Nurse

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  39. Metaphor: When john tastes the soup and says he wants to add a pinch of salt. He is meaning that by they need to add something to there marriage.
    Personification: When Mrs. Putnam says, "It's death y'know it's death drivin into them, forked and hoofed." You get drive a fork or hoof somebody to kill them.
    Hyperbole:There be nothing left to stop the whole green world from burning.

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  40. 1 Metaphor: where he taste the soup and add salt.

    2.personification: were the girls said cold cloud climb there backs.

    3.Hyporebole: when rebeca is convicetd and said the world will burn.

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  41. 1.metaphor:in the stage directions in the acts...
    2.they say spirits come out and attack them choking them...
    3.hyperbole: hale said that if rebbecca nurse gets hung the whole world will burn...

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  42. 1. metaphor: "Then he lifts out the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches to a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot."
    This symbloizes the fact that he is not happy with his marriage with his wife and it needs a pinch of something to make it better.

    2. Personification: Personification occurs when the girls are out in the woods telling about the spirits coming and attacking them.

    3.Hyperbole: Parris said,"And I pray you feel the wright of truth upon you." Truth can't weigh you down physically, but it can mentally.

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  43. Metaphor: somebody marriage is incomplete.

    personification: spirits come and attack the girls and betty in the woods.

    hyperbole: the whole world is burning, the whole green world.

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  44. metaphor:in the stage acts.

    personificaton:Is the figure of speech an object, animal, o4r idea is given human characteristics.

    hyperbole- is a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated from emphasis.

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  45. metaphor:When Proctor adds a pinch of salt to flavor the soup. Like he wants to flavor his marriage.

    Personification:When the girls see the yellow bird and are giving the bird a demonic personality.

    Hyperbole:They exaggerate when they say the world will burn when they hang Rebecca Nurse.

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  46. The story uses personification when the girls talking about the spirits coming to get them like they are real actual people.

    They use a metaphor when john compares his marriage to elizabeth is like soup without salt.

    They use hyperbole when they say that the whole world was going to burn.

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  47. 1.) Metaphor- When Proctor adds salt to the soup,the soup symbolizes their marriage and how he is not satisfied with it.
    2.) Personification- When they talk about how people send out their spirits into people and the forms they take.
    3.) Hyperbole- When Hale exaggerates if Rebecca Nurse is a witch than nothing is to stop the whole green world from burning.

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  48. Metaphor: When John Proctor wants to add salt to his soup, he is showing that he isn't satisfied with his marriage.
    Personification: He says something about coldness crawling up his back, coldness can't climb.
    Hyperbole: It says the whole world is burning, that is an exaggeration.

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  49. Metaphore: When Jonh Proctor tasted the soup and he was not please with it and their marrage was not complete.

    Personification:"Mary Warren:... then she sit there, denying and denying, and I feel a misty coldness climbing up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a cramp around my neck..."


    Hyperbole: When the spirits come out and attack them.

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  50. metaphor: when he adds the salt it shows that he is not satisfied with his marrige.
    Personification: when he says coldness climbed up his back........coldness cant climb.
    Hyperbole: when he says th world is burning......its not.

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  51. 1. metaphor: In the stage directions at the beginning of Act 2: "Then he lifts the ladle out and tastes it. He is not quite pleased. he reaches into a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot" --This is a metaphor saying that John Proctor is not happy with his marriage to Elizabeth.

    2. personification: Mary Warren. pg. 164. Lines 252-253; "I feel a misty coldness climbin' up my back, and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck and I cannot breathe air;..." -- Personification is used when the coldness "climbs" and the skin on her skull "creeps". Skin cannot creep, or move, and coldness is unable to climb.

    3. Hyperbole: Hale. Pg. 170. Lines 696-698. "Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning." -- Hyperbole, or exaggeration, is used by saying that Rebecca Nurse's status as a witch determines whether or not the whole world will burn because there is nothing to stop it.

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  52. They use a mataphor when jonh proctor compares his marriage to elizabeth proctor to a bowl of soup with no salt.

    Personification is used when The girls give the spirits human-like characterisitcs.

    A hyperbole is used when they make the statement that the whole world was burning which was an exageration.

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  53. 1. metaphor: "Then he lifts out the ladle and tastes. He is not quite pleased. He reaches to a cupboard, takes a pinch of salt, and drops it into the pot."
    This symbloizes the fact that he is not happy with his marriage with his wife and it needs a pinch of something to make it better.

    2. Personification: Personification occurs when the girls are out in the woods telling about the spirits coming and attacking them.

    3.Hyperbole: Parris said,"And I pray you feel the wright of truth upon you." Truth can't weigh you down physically, but it can mentally.

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  54. Metaphor:when john proctor wants to add salt to his soup
    Personifaction:They use this when the girls see the yellow bird and are giving the bird a demonic personality.
    Hyberbole:when he says something about the world is burning when it is not

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  55. Proctor says Lilacs have a purple smell.Lilac is the smell of nightfall, I think Massachusetts a beauty in the spring.
    Abagail makes it seem like the bird is Mary Warren and its going to hurt her.
    Abagail pretends like there is a bird in the court and it Marry Warren trying to hurt her.

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  56. The metaphor in the Crucible is from act two: when John Proctor tastes the soup and he isn't pleased so he adds a pinch of salt. It is saying there marriage is not complete.
    The hyperbole: when Rebecca Nurse is convicted and Reverend Hale states that if Rebecca Nurse is a witch, then the whole Green world will burn.

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  57. Metaphor-is the concept of understanding one thing in terms of another."Now look you, sir. Let you strike out against the Devil, and the villiage will bless you for it! Come down, speak to them--pray with the. They're thirsting for your word, Mister! Surely you'll pray with them."
    Hyperboles-are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect."Believe me, Mr. Nurse, if Rebecca Nurse be tainted, then nothing's left to stop the whole green world from burning. Let you rest upon the justice of the court; the court will send her home, I know it." Page 170, line 695

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