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Such was the young clergyman's condition, and so
imminent the prospect that his dawning light would be
extinguished, all untimely, when Roger Chillingworth
made his advent to the town. His first entry on the
scene, few people could tell whence, dropping down,
as it were, out of the sky, or starting from the nether
earth, had an aspect of mystery, which was easily
heightened to the miraculous. He was now known to
be a man of skill; it was observed that he gathered
herbs, and the blossoms of wild-flowers, and dug up
roots and plucked off twigs from the forest-trees, like
one acquainted with hidden virtues in what was value-
English passage interpretation help?
We may not be seeing your entire passage. What I see ends with the word "value." However, I am guessing that you are reading Scarlet Letter. Do you only have this short passage to work with or the entire chapter/ book? I would include at least one question about metaphor ( entrance compared to a miracle) or irony ( although seen as sent by God, he actually becomes a demonic character), or foreshadowing ( assumes the role of a leech or doctor later practices dark or evil medicine). As for language, what about "nether earth." And let's not forget Dimmesdale ( the minister). What is his dawning light? Why is it about to be extinguished? How does Chillingworth's coming affect that? Hope this gets you started. If you have a longer passage, I am sure you can come up with more questions.
The First link includes some sample questions, chapter by chapter. The next two have free essays, discussions about the book. The fourth link has an excellent essay about how Hawthorne developed the Chillingworth character. The last link discusses a variety of literary devices, elements, and techniques . Maybe you can spot an example of something to impress the class. Good Luck!
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