Nathaniel Hawthorne: "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" - Read Flashcards

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literary devices

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  • simile (comparison using like or as)

- personification (when an object or idea is given human-like characteristics)

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When Dr. Heidegger’s friends saw the dead rose revive when it was put into the water from the Fountain of Youth, their first reaction was

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skepticism

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the description of a skeleton in the closet and the mysterious, black book of magic in Dr. Heidegger’s den are examples of

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descriptive writing

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according to Hawthorne in “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” the widow Wycherley’s most beloved friend is

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herself

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the strange occurrences reported by the chambermaid who cleaned Dr. Heidegger’s den are examples of

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elements of gothic literature

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the magic elixir – the water from the Fountain of Youth – purportedly had the power to turn back the hands of time and restore youth and vigor. This occurrence in Hawthorne’s story “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” is an example of

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an element of gothic literature

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