Authors
This author lived from 1783-1859. He is known for his dark short stories.
Who is Washington Irving?
The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place or an experience.
What is imagery?
"Tom, you're come for."
What is "The Devil and Tom Walker"?
Used as an adjective; gently warning; begins with an 'a'
What is admonishing?
Confusion resulting from fear or shock; starts with a 'c'
What is consternation?
This author is known as the father of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The repetition of grammatically similar words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
What is parallelism?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal..."
What is "The Declaration of Independence"?
Sound moral principles; honesty; starts with an 'i'
What is integrity?
insecure; risky; starts with a 'p'
What is precarious?
This author was a writer, ambassador, scientist and founding father. His virtues are still applicable today.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A form of discourse that uses logical and emotional appeals to convince another person to act or think in a certain way.
What is persuasion?
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
What is "Speech to the Virginia Convention"?
Burden, hindrance; starts with an 'e'
What is encumbrance?
Sad; gloomy; begins with a 'm'
What is melancholy?
This author was kidnapped as a child from Africa along with his sister and forced into slavery. His narrative details the experiences he faced on the slave ship to the new world.
Who is Olaudah Equiano?
Metaphors that do not state explicitly the two things being compared.
What are implied metaphors?
"The first week of me being among them I hardly ate anything. The second week, I found my stomach grow very faint for what of something; and yet it was very hard to get down their filthy trash; but the third week, though I could think how formerly my stomach would turn, yet they were sweet and savory to my taste."
What is "from A Narrative of the Captivity"?
Not earthly; spiritual; starts with an 'e'
What is ethereal?
Determined; unwavering; resolved; begins with a 'r'
What is resolute?
This author was kidnapped and taken hostage by Native Americans. While in captivity, she witnessed her youngest child die and relied upon her faith to bring her through her experience.
Who is Mary Rowlandson?
A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
What is an aphorism?
"My father, besides many slaves, had a numerous family of which seven lived to grow up, including myself and a sister who was the only daughter."
What is 'from the Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano'?
Without stopping.
What is incessantly?
Greed; begins with an 'a'
What is avarice?