NCHS AP English Language

alissa davis and lindsay miller b-period, chapter 2

* Tophet-- hell, jerusalem shrine where the canaanites sacrificed children by burning them alive, synonym for hell www.wikipedia.com and dictionary in class
* Euroclydon-- cyclonic, tempestuous mediterranean wind www. wikipedia.com also destroyed paul's ship in the new testament, could be foreshadowing of destruction of ship
* black parliament-- henry VIII parliament, he created the anglican church, 6 wives, thought ot have syphilis, ignored the english people during his reign www.wikipedia.com
* winter solstice-- thought to be when the sun was gone for 12 days, yule log became symbol of hope and light that the sun would return, thought that evil spirits wandered then, believed the sun to be still during that time, also thought to bring life renewed www.woodland-junior.com
Peter Coffin- innkeeper, coffin reference to death, foreshadowment? future parallelism?? www.google.com
sodom and gomorrah-- the two cities that were so evil and filled with horrid things that God demolished them with fire and brimstone, Lot and his family were told not to look at their destruction or they would be turned to salt pillars, one of his wives did and she became salt
reference: the Bible

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