Literary Elements in Acts 1 & 2 of The Crucible Read the following quotes from the play and decide which literary element is being used. All elements in the key are used at least once and can be used multiple times.
Key:
Simile metaphor hyperbole alliteration
Irony personification allusion

1) “She heard you singing and suddenly she’s up and screaming.”
2) “I’ll cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again.”
3) “The girl is murder.”
4) “Vengeance is walking Salem.”
5) John Proctor forgets the commandment “Thou shall not commit adultery.”
6) “I will fall like an ocean on that court.”
7) “An everlasting funeral marches around your heart.”
8) / “The crowd will part like the sea for Israel.” ( 2 things)
9) “What weighty work we do.”
10) “Theology is a fortress.”
11) “Pontius Pilate. God will not let you wash your hands of this.”
12) “She raises up her chin like the daughter of a Prince.”
13) / “The farm is a continent when you go foot by foot.”(2 things)
14) “Your justice would freeze beer.”
15) “I never thought you had so much iron in you.”