List one example from the play of each type of figurative language:
Type the quote and a brief explanation of your answer in your response.
Hints:-Re-read the stage directions at the beginning of Act II (on page 160 in the text book).-Review page 111 in the text book for the definitions (or click on the hyperlinks above).
Metaphor:He compares their relationship to whats in the pot.
ReplyDeleteHyperbole:His land is as big as a continent.
The metaphor in the story was when Proctor dropped a pinch of salt in the soup. He wanted more spice in the soup just like he wanted more spice in his marriage. That's why he cheated on his wife with Abigail.
ReplyDeleteThe 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". When you're walking on foot the farm seems bigger because it takes longer to walk across it.
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.