Today we analyzed the language of Act One of The Crucible with an emphasis on the following terms:

euphemism....about Tituba:   "trouble in this house lands on her back"
hyperbole...about Abigail:   "an endless capacity for dissembling"
polysyndeton....about Abigail:   "Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety."
repetition....about Parris:   "My enemies..."
diction...about the doctor:   "look to unnatural things for the cause of it."

We took notes on the effect created by these devices.

You should be reading/re-reading Act One and paying closer attention to the rhetorical devices, appeals, and/or strategies.  Be ready for an analysis quiz on excerpts from Act One.