Figurative Language
POST III: Figurative Language
List one example from the play of each type of figurative language:
1. Metaphor
2. Hyperbole
Hints:
Review page 111 in the text book for the definitions of the terms above.
Turn to page 160 in the text book and look in the stage directions at the beginning of Act II.
The metaphor in act two was when Proctor tasted the soup when he entered the house. Proctor added salt to the soup. This action can be compared to the affair Proctor had with Abigail. He added to the relationship by having an affair. In some way, both actions add spice to something. The hyperbole from 111 says that their house means more to them than all the money in the world. However, they are not sure if they would keep their house for all the money in the world. They only mean that their house is very important to them.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a metaphor used in The Crucible is when Proctor drops a pinch of salt into the pot. The soup had tasted....plain. "Plain" was kind of how his life was. He wasn't all the way satisfied with his marriage with Elizabeth, so he had an affair with Abagail.
ReplyDeleteAn example of a hyperbole used in The Crucible is when they are discussing how big the farm is. The quote is"The farm's a continent when you go foot by foot dropping seeds in it". The farm is really not that big, it just feels like it when your walking on foot.
A metaphor in the Crucible is when they compare using the salt, saying the soup is nasty so then he adds salt, he is saying his marriage was kind of boring so he used Abigail to somewhat spice it up.
ReplyDeleteThe hyperbole is where Proctor is saying that the farm is a continent when you go foot by foot dropping seeds in it. It isba hyperbole because the farm isnt a continent, he wasnt being literal about it and he was exaggerating.
The Metaphor is when Proctor drops a pinch of salt into the pot because he is comparing it to his relationship with Elizabeth and his relationship with Abigail.
ReplyDeleteThe Hyperbole is when Proctor says his farms a continent because his farm is not literally a continent, he's exaggerating.
As I read back to page 111, the hyperbole that I see is from Anne Bradstreet. The hyperbole was that their house means more to them than all the money in the world. However, she is not sure of all the money in the world and she is not quite sure that she would keep her house for a high amount of money. Anne is not sure of how much money is in the world. The metaphor on page 160 is coming from when Proctor added salt to the soup to add spice. He added spice to his relationship by having an affair with Abigail. These two things can be compared even though they are unlike.
ReplyDeleteMetaphor- Line 39-40 of Act two " This farm's a continent when you go foot by droppin' seeds in it."
ReplyDeleteHyperbole- Line 181-182 " Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!"
The metaphor is when Proctor compares Elizabeth and his relationship to the soup she is cooking that isn't good
ReplyDeleteThe hyperbole is when they say, "as warm as blood beneath the colds."
A hyperbole is used by proctor saying Elizabeth never lies.
ReplyDeleteA metaphor is used when proctor calls Abby a harlot.
Hyperbole- When John Proctor came home, he noticed his wife was cooking a pot of some sort of soup, and he tasted a bit and he added a pinch of salt, because the soup like food was bitter to the taste. Furthermore, he began to sit down to eat supper with his wife, Elizabeth Proctor.
ReplyDeleteWhen Proctor and Abigail had an affair months ago. Proctor was trying to spice up the relationship and/or his marriage to get the bitter tastelessness out of his relationship, so that it wouldn't be as bitter.
He takes a pinch of salt and drops it into the pot is a metaphor for their marriage. The soup itself and him swinging it in the fireplace and go to a basin and wash his hands and face was the hyperbole for the affair and marriage.
ReplyDeletemetaphor- It's warm as blood beneath the clods
ReplyDeleteHyperbole- If the crop is good I'll buy George Jacob's heifer.
Metaphor- The metaphor is disguised with word play and hard to see but it is comparing the soup to John Proctor's marriage to Elizabeth. It was plain and had no taste so he added seasoning. With his marriage he was bored and had an affair with Abigail to "spice things up."
ReplyDeleteHyperbole- The hyperbole is stated when John Proctor compares his farm to a continent. Because his farm is not literally the size of a continent.
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 signifies the fact that he is not happy with his marriage with his wife and that it needs a pinch of something means that they aren't happy.
ReplyDelete2: Hyperbole: Parris, "And I pray you feel the weight of truth upon you." - Truth can not bare weight physically.
The metaphor that is being used is when John Proctor adds a pinch of salt to make the soup taste different, and not so plain. He does this to change it. It is similar to what he did with his marriage to Elizabeth. He wasn't satisfied with her, so he had an affair with Abigail.
ReplyDeleteThe hyperbole used in The Crucible is when they talk about this farm's a continent when you go foot by foot dropping seeds in it.That is an over exaggeration of the land because the land isn't really that big. It just feels like it is when your doing everything on foot.
1. An example of a metaphor in the book is when Proctor calls Abby a harlot.
ReplyDelete2. An example of an hyperbole is when proctor says his wife never lies.
Metaphor- The metaphor on this page is John proctor is comparing his relationship with Elizabeth to the soup she made. It was dull and tasteless, and he felt the need to add a little spice to it. he did this by having the affair with Abigail Williams.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole- The hyperbole is expressed when John Proctor compares his farm to a continent. Because it is not really as big as a continent.
Metaphor: Comparing soup to their relationship
ReplyDeleteHyperbole: It's warm as blood beneath the clods
Metaphor: John compared his relationship with Elizabeth to soup that needs salt.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole: It is warm beneath the clods.
The hyperbole on page 111 is that Anne Bradstreet said that her and her husband's house meant more to them than all the money in the world. She is really expressing that their house is very important to them, she is just merely exaggerating. It is an exaggeration because the two are not sure how much money is in the world. The metaphor on page 160 is that John Proctor added salt to the soup to make it taste better. He did the same when he added spice to his relationship by having an affair with Abigail. the two things are unlike but they are compared.
ReplyDeleteProctor:"I say-I say_God is dead!" Line 1148-1149
ReplyDeleteMetaphor- In Act Two stage directions John compares the food in the pot like his marriage with Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole- In Act Two stage directions John says his land is as big a continent.
Hyperbole-Proctor:"I say-I say- God is dead!" Lines1148-1149
ReplyDeleteMetaphor-Stage directions "It is the low, dark, and rather long living room of the time"
metaphor: comparing whats in the pot to his and Elizabeth's relationship.
ReplyDeletehyperbole: his land is as big as a continent
Metaphor: When he taste the stew he's not pleased is just the way he view his marriage.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole: I know how you clutched my back behind and sweated like a stallion when ever I come near!
Metaphor:Compares John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor relationship to soup.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole:Proctor says it is as warm as blood beneath the clods.
Metaphor:He compares their relationship to whats in the pot.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole:His land is as big as a continent.
The hyperbole from page 111 is "Our house means more to us than all the money in the world". The words are somewhat an exaggeration for her saying that her house is very important to her. She is not aware of how much money is the world so she wouldn't know if she would let her house go or not. The metaphor on page 160 is a comparison of John Proctor adding salt to the soup and him having an affair with Abigail. In some way he did spice things up, or made them better by adding something. The two things are unlike but they could be compared t make them seem as if they are alike.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole: Stage directions "IT is the low, dark, and rather long living room of the time."
ReplyDeleteMetaphor: "Oh Mary, this black art to change your shape. No, I cannot stop my mouth; it's God's work I do.
Hyperbole: Stage directions- It is the low, dark and rather long living room of the time.
ReplyDeletepg. 160
Metaphor: "Oh Mary, this black art to change your shape. No, I cannot stop my mouth; it's God's work I do.
Metaphor: Proctor:"You are pulling Heaven down and raising up a Whore."
ReplyDeleteHyperbole: Stage directions-"It is the low, dark, and rather long living room of the time."
Pg. 160
A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing.
ReplyDelete"Abby, I may think softly of you from time to time, but i will cut off my hand before i reach for you again."
Hyperboles are exaggerations to create emphasis or effect.
"Abominations are done in the forest strike out against the Devil."