Question

Match the description to the term or author.

autobiography
Francis Bacon
character sketches
1. the first English essayist
2. a famous example of hyperbole
3. authored The Federalist Papers
4. the life story of an individual
5. a written attempt to express an idea
6. vignettes
fiction
the novel
essay
7. A True Relation
8. narrative prose
9. life compared to an insect, the ephemera
10. a genre of fiction
11. authored Abraham Lincoln's biography
the Paul Bunyan stories
Addison and Steele
first book written in America
Benjamin Franklin
Carl Sandburg
Alexander Hamilton and James
Madison
biography
Patrick Henry's famous speech
12. two Englishmen who popularized the essay
13. the story of one's own life
14. "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"

Answer 1

1. Francis Bacon: the first English essayist.

2. The Paul Bunyan stories: a famous example of hyperbole.

3. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison: authored The Federalist Papers.

4. Biography: the life story of an individual.

5. Essay: a written attempt to express an idea.

6. Character sketches: vignettes.

7. The first book written in America: A True Relation.

8. Fiction: narrative prose.

9. Benjamin Franklin: life compared to an insect, the ephemera.

10. Novel: a genre of fiction.

11. Carl Sandburg: authored Abraham Lincoln's biography.

12. Addison and Steele: two Englishmen who popularized the essay.

13. Autobiography: the story of one's own life.

14. Patrick Henry's famous speech: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"

Step-by-step explanation:

Key terms or authors;

a. Character sketches.

b. Francis Bacon

c. Patrick Henry's famous speech

d. Fiction

e. The Paul Bunyan stories

f. Biography

g. Autobiography

h. Novel

i. Carl Sandburg

j. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

k. First book written in America

l. Benjamin Franklin

m. Essay

n. Addison and Steele