Nathaniel Hawthorne: "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" - Read Flashcards
literary devices
- simile (comparison using like or as)
- personification (when an object or idea is given human-like characteristics)
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
skepticism
the description of a skeleton in the closet and the mysterious, black book of magic in Dr. Heidegger’s den are examples of
descriptive writing
according to Hawthorne in “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment,” the widow Wycherley’s most beloved friend is
herself
the strange occurrences reported by the chambermaid who cleaned Dr. Heidegger’s den are examples of
elements of gothic literature
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
an element of gothic literature