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Literary Elements
Author's Desk
Category Examples
Vocabulary
Potluck
100
short written work that explains how to do something
What is expository essay
100
The character with diptheria in Typhoid Fever
Who is Patricia
100
A speech delivered in eloquent language on a formal occasion to honor a hero
What is an address
100
to succeed in doing Options: accomplished, descent, benefit
What is accomplished
100
something that can be proven
What is fact
200
Often deals with the connotative meaning of a word
What is subjective writing
200
the names given to Santha and Premila in "By Any Other Name."
What are Cynthia and Pamela
200
written work about oneself
What is autobiography
200
the way down; going down Options: spectacular, unprecedented, descent
What is descent
200
the distinctive way in which an author uses language
What is style
300
List of names and/or topics and the page numbers they are mentioned
What is index
300
the name of the boy with typhoid fever
Who is Frank McCourt
300
written work that details a life event and is told in first person
What is narrative essay
300
proven to be true Options: confirmed, inevitable, unprecedented
What is confirmed
300
describes what is happening in a picture
What is the caption
400
The author's feelings toward a subject
What is tone
400
The first blind man to climb Mount Everest
Who is Erik Weihenmayer
400
eloquent speech that is delivered in a conversational tone
What is a talk
400
predetermined events Options: stereotypes, destiny, barriers
What is destiny
400
the year the Titanic sank
What is 1912
500
Giving humor in a sad situation
What is comic relief
500
this animal uses instinct to protect itself against enemies
What is the tarantula (spider)
500
an attempt to persuade readers to act or think in a certain way
What is a persuasive essay.
500
fixed ideas about a group of people. Options: stereotypes, sponsorships, periodicals
What is stereotypes
500
this animal buries its eggs in the abdomen of the tarantula, covers the tarantula's corspe, and leaves.
What is the digger wasp