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Scarlet Letter 01
Key Terms before you study "The Scarlet Letter"
Question | Answer |
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It advocates a personalized, direct relationship with the divine in place of formalized, structured religion. | transcendentalism |
They are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. | themes |
It is the belief that divinity manifests itself everywhere, particularly in the natural world. | transcendentalism |
They are recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes. | motifs |
They are objects, characters, figures, or colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. | symbols |
It means a person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so. | puritan |
It means a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline. | Puritan |