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scarlet letter period literature Flashcards
"The Flag Goes By"

Content: This line - "He now dug into the poor c…
This is a simile comparing the Chillingworth to a miner search…
This line - "...a light glimmered out o…
Imagery, alliteration, and simile
8 Terms
mdevans1TEACHER
The Scarlet Letter chapter 1
What colony is the setting for the nove…
Where in the colony does the opening ta…
For what 2 practical necessities did th…
Who is Anne Hutchinson? What adjective…
Boston Massachusetts
In front of the prison door
cemetery and a side of a prison
a religious dissenter who was banished from a colony. Sainted
What colony is the setting for the nove…
Boston Massachusetts
Where in the colony does the opening ta…
In front of the prison door
152 Terms
pdinger
The Scarlet Letter - Vocabulary
Alchemy
Anathemas
anemones and columbines
Ann Turner
the ancient system of chemistry and philosophy having the aim…
curses things or persons greatly detested. flowers of the buttercup family. an alleged witch who supposedly helped in the poisoning in the…
Alchemy
the ancient system of chemistry and philosophy having the aim…
Anathemas
curses things or persons greatly detested. 18 Terms
AriSim76
AP Literature: Lit Terms (The Scarlet Letter)
austere
benevolent
bitter
compassionate
grave, serious, sober
suggestive of goodwill, kindness, generosity
exhibiting strong animosity as a result of pain or grief
sympathetic and showing concern for others
austere
grave, serious, sober
benevolent
suggestive of goodwill, kindness, generosity
12 Terms
mdevans1TEACHER
The Scarlet Letter chapter 2
Name 3 crimes and the punishments that…
What is the relationship between the re…
Describe the puritan women? what punishment would the puritan women…
Whooping post, blaspheme, and hanging
They are pretty much the same. manly and large
Scalded with a hot iron on her forehead to mark her as a "huss…
Name 3 crimes and the punishments that…
Whooping post, blaspheme, and hanging
What is the relationship between the re…
They are pretty much the same. 39 Terms
missandersonenglish
Literature Test over The Scarlet Letter
Pearl
Chillingsworth
Mistress Hibbins
Hester
name of the main character's child
the minister's physician
Makes references to the Black Man
Sentenced to wear the scarlet letter
Pearl
name of the main character's child
Chillingsworth
the minister's physician
16 Terms
glorysterling
The Scarlet Letter
Allegory
Ambiguity
Edifice
Evanescent
deeper, intangible meaning for the material world
writers use to suggest more than one possible ... meaning
a building, especially a large, imposing one
quickly fading or disappearing
Allegory
deeper, intangible meaning for the material world
Ambiguity
writers use to suggest more than one possible ... meaning
13 Terms
mdevans1TEACHER
The Scarlet Letter- Chapter 7
The opening lines give us some informat…
What is another major reason that Heste…
Did Pearl travel with Hester to the Gov…
How old is Pearl?