Literary Elements
The reason why an author wrote a particular piece of text.
Author's Purpose
Talisman
an object deemed to have magic powers or properties
The name of the man who was lookout on the Titanic
Fredrick Fleet
seraph
An angelic being from Christian faith
A family obtains a magical object and faces the consequences
Monkey's Paw
The main idea the author tries to get across to the reader.
theme
Immaculate
Spotlessly clean
The author of A Night to Remember
Walter Lord
dissever
To separate, to divide into parts
A woman infiltrates an insane asylum in the name of justice and honest reporting.
Ten Days at a Madhouse
when the audience is aware of something that the characters int ehr story are not aware of
dramatic irony
Gallant
Brave, nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing
Died after his family made a wish for 200 pounds
Herbert White
covet
A Night to Remember
Where the author is coming from
Author's Point of View/Viewpoint
sagacity
good judgement and understanding
Author who had an immensely sad and harsh life, lost many important figures throughout his life.
Edgar Allen Poe
sepulchre
a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
A poem about a fallen maiden, who represents the author's wife.
The struggle between two opposing forces that lies at the center of a plot in a story or a drama
vexed
upset/annoyed
First undercover reporter
Nellie Bly
gesticulation
making facial expressions
Tell Tale Heart