Literary and Historical Vocabulary for Unit 1: The Crucible

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Across
  1. 1. italicized or parenthetical text describing the setting, actions, props, lighting, scenery, costumes, etc. of the play
  2. 3. a repeated consonant sound at the beginning of consecutive words
  3. 5. the literary term for exaggeration
  4. 8. the character who opposes the main character
  5. 10. drama that is light and often humorous in tone
  6. 11. describes a narrator who can only see one perspective
  7. 14. describes a character that does not change over the course of the text
  8. 15. the central character of a play or other literary work
  9. 18. a long speech spoken by a single character
  10. 19. The genre of The Twilight Zone, which allowed the show to get away with serious social commentary without running afoul of censors.
  11. 20. a comparison using "like" or "as"
  12. 22. a repeated syntactical pattern used to create a harmonious sound and demonstrate a pattern
  13. 23. describes a two-dimensional character, a "cookie cutter" character lacking in complexity
  14. 24. drama that portrays the downfall of the main character
  15. 26. describes a character who changes over the course of the text
  16. 28. conversation between characters
  17. 29. the author of a play
  18. 30. Arthur Miller served jail time for this crime.
  19. 31. describes an all-seeing, all-knowing narrator
  20. 32. when a phrase or clause runs from one line of poetry into the next
Down
  1. 2. a work of literature written to be performed for an audience
  2. 4. saying one thing but meaning the opposite
  3. 6. religious reformers who wanted to "purify" the church of the remnants of Catholicism and practiced a strict form of Christianity, living plainly and worshipping in simple meeting houses
  4. 7. describes a complex and fully developed character
  5. 9. two opposites that are simultaneously true
  6. 12. a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
  7. 13. a character whose traits contrast sharply with another character
  8. 15. when a nonhuman thing is described with human characteristics
  9. 16. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to criticize this historical event in the 1950s.
  10. 17. to put the text in your own words
  11. 19. using a part of something to refer to the whole
  12. 21. a vessel used for melting a substance using high heat; a difficult test
  13. 25. John Proctor's crime-- and the only commandment he cannot name.
  14. 27. a reference to a literary or historical work