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"

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"

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