The correct answers are as follows:
1. METAPHOR: A direct comparison.
Metaphor is a part of speech that is used to show comparison between two things that are not similar. It is usually used to identify similarities between two things that are quite different. For instance: Dan is a cool cat. In this sentence, Dan is been compared to a cat in coolness.
2. AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Story of an author's own life.
Autobiography is a piece of writing that gives an account of the author's life. It is a true life story, which is always told from the perspective of the author.
3. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE: A clause modifying a noun or a pronoun.
Adjectives are words which modify nouns or pronouns in sentences. Adjective clause serve to give more details about a noun or pronoun that is used in a sentence.
4.WORK CITED :A listing of sources used in a paper.
Work cited is a list of all the sources that is used in a particular write up. In academic writing, it is compulsory for one to acknowledge all the sources that are used during the process of writing a paper. All these sources must be listed at the back of the paper on a page title work cited. Different formats exist for writing work cited.
5.THE SCARLET LETTER : A novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an accomplished American novelist, who published many books during his lifetime, but his best book is 'the scarlet letter'.
6.UNCLE TOM'S CABIN : Number one best seller of the 19th century.
The book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. The book tells the story of slavery in the early years of America. The book was widely identified with by people from all strata of the society.
7. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE: A main clause that can function as a sentence.
A clause can be an independent clause or a dependent clause. An independent clause is a clause that can stands on its own as a sentence because it has both the subject and the predicate.
8. IMAGE: A word picture with a concrete reference in the real word.
An image usually gives the visual perception of an object. In Art, image is used to represent the external appearance of a thing or a person.
9.WALT WHITMAN : Pioneer of free verses in poetry.
Walt Whitman had been widely acknowledge as on of those people who established the use of free verses in poetry. Free verse is a type of poetry writing in which the author follow the rhythm of natural speech.
10. WILLIAM HILL BROWN: The power of sympathy.
William Hill Brown was the author of the book titled 'The power of sympathy'. The novel was written in 18th century and it was considered to be the first American novel.
11. PERSONIFICATION: Giving an inanimate object human characteristics.
Personification is a part of speech in which a typical human characteristic is given to an object that is not human. It is normally used to make descriptions more clear. An example of personification is this: Love is knocking at Danielle's door. In this sentence, love, which is an emotion was given the human attribute of knocking.
12. THORNTON WILDER: Author of 'Our town'.
Thornton Wilder was the author who wrote the book 'Our town. The story is about an America town during the period of 1901 to 1913. The play is made up of three acts and it was first performed in 1938.
13. SAMUEL JOHNSON: First person to use historical method of dictionary.
Samuel Johnson was the first individual to use the historical method of dictionary. He was an American lexicographer, that is, he complies dictionaries. He was the first person to use citations in dictionary and his style had great impacts on the writing of dictionaries. The dictionary written by him is called Johnson dictionary.
14. THE STAGE MANAGER: Guide and narrator of Our town.
The stage manager is the one who managed the coordination of a play during presentations. He ensures that everything runs smoothly by guiding the actors and the actresses to do the right things at the right time on stage. Usually, the stage manager also takes on the position of a narrator.
