Literary Sentences

A principle or standard by which anything is, or can be judged	criterion
A book containing information on all branches of knowledge	encyclopedia
A book containing the words of a language with their definitions, in alphabetical order	dictionary
A book in which the events of each day are recorded	diary
A book of accounts showing debits and credits	ledger
A book of names and addresses	directory
A book with blank pages for putting autographs, pictures, stamps etc.	album
A brief summary of a book	epitome
A conversation between two persons	dialogue
A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a candidate for election, a political party or a sovereign	manifesto
A humorous play, having a happy ending	comedy
A list of articles and their description	inventory
A list of books in a library	bibliography
A list of books in a library	catalogue
A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words	glossary
A list of the headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting	agenda
A mournful song (or poem) for the dead	dirge
A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions	harangue
A note to help the memory	memorandum
A person's own handwriting	autograph
A picture facing the title page of a book	frontispiece
A play with a sad or tragic end	tragedy
A poem in which the first letters of each line, taken in order, form a name or a sentence	acrostic
A poem of lamentation, especially for the dead	elegy
A record of one's life written by himself	autobiography
A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play	prologue
A short speech by a player at the end of a play	epilogue
A statement which is accepted as true without proof	axiom
A succession of the same initial letters in a passage	alliteration
A writing or speech in praise of a person	eulogy, encomium
A written account, usually in book form, of the interesting and memorable experiences of one's life	memoirs
An error or misprint in printing, or writing	erratum
An exact copy of handwriting, printing, or of a picture	facsimile
An extract or selection from a book or writing	excerpt
Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation	impromptu
Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation	extempore
Language (that is very much used)	hackneyed
Language which is confused and unintelligible	jargon
Literary theft, or passing off an author's original work as one s own	plagiarism
One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge	wiseacre
One who writes plays	dramatist, playwright.
Speaking to oneself	soliloquy
Still in use (of books published long ago)	extant
Study by night	lucubration
The concluding part of a speech	peroration
The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his writings	copyright
The heading or short description of a newspaper article, chapter of a book etc.	caption
The history of the life of a person	biography
The trade mark of the maker seen on paper when it is held up to the light	watermark
To make expressive gestures or motions while speaking	gesticulate
To pronounce words distinctly	enunciate
To remove the offensive portions of a book	expurgate
	memoirs

Alphabetical

acrostic A poem in which the first letters of each line, taken in order, form a name or a sentence agenda A list of the headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting album A book with blank pages for putting autographs, pictures, stamps etc. alliteration A succession of the same initial letters in a passage autobiography A record of one's life written by himself autograph A person's own handwriting axiom A statement which is accepted as true without proof biography The history of the life of a person caption The heading or short description of a newspaper article, chapter of a book etc. catalogue, bibliography A list of books in a library comedy A humorous play, having a happy ending copyright The exclusive right of an author or his heirs to publish or sell copies of his writings criterion A principle or standard by which anything is, or can be judged dialogue A conversation between two persons diary A book in which the events of each day are recorded dictionary A book containing the words of a language with their definitions, in alphabetical order directory A book of names and addresses dirge A mournful song (or poem) for the dead dramatist, playwright. One who writes plays elegy A poem of lamentation, especially for the dead encyclopedia A book containing information on all branches of knowledge enunciate To pronounce words distinctly epilogue A short speech by a player at the end of a play epitome A brief summary of a book erratum An error or misprint in printing, or writing eulogy, encomium A writing or speech in praise of a person excerpt An extract or selection from a book or writing expurgate To remove the offensive portions of a book extant Still in use (of books published long ago) extempore, impromptu Delivered (of a speech) without previous preparation facsimile An exact copy of handwriting, printing, or of a picture frontispiece A picture facing the title page of a book gesticulate To make expressive gestures or motions while speaking glossary A list of explanations of rare, technical or obsolete words hackneyed Language (that is very much used) harangue A noisy or vehement speech intended to excite passions inventory A list of articles and their description jargon Language which is confused and unintelligible ledger A book of accounts showing debits and credits lucubration Study by night manifesto A declaration of plans and promises put forward by a candidate for election, a political party or a sovereign memoirs A written account, usually in book form, of the interesting and memorable experiences of one's life memorandum A note to help the memory peroration The concluding part of a speech plagiarism Literary theft, or passing off an author's original work as one s own prologue A short speech by a player at the beginning of a play soliloquy Speaking to oneself tragedy A play with a sad or tragic end watermark The trade mark of the maker seen on paper when it is held up to the light wiseacre One who pretends to have a great deal of knowledge

During my Digital Media, Multimedia and some AIT or VET courses I got my students to work on The S.T.E.A.M.E.R book of knowledge, especially advanced students that complete tasks ahead of time, this was my fall back lessons for those clever or advanced students, they were asked to pick one of the areas of study and create a cover page, find some interesting facts and put their findings into a chapter of the book The book was 138 pages long at my retirement from teaching.

STEAMER Stands for

Science, Technology, English, Arts, Mathematics, Enivironment and Religion

For those students that presented work on English we gathered a lot of useful reference information that became a STUDENT's COMPENDIUM here are some samples of student work

Explanation for Compendium
File	Includes
SC001_abreviations	ANU - Australian National University
SC002_Acronyms	An acronym is a pronounceable word formed from the first letter (or first few letters) of each word in a phrase or title. Sometimes, the newly combined letters create a new word that becomes a part of everyday language. An example of this is the acronym radar.
SC004_Adjectives	Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words * Priest = Sacerdotal
SC003_Animals	Apes - gibber, Camel live in Australia, Sahara & Arabia names = Bull - is called a heifer
SC004_Antonyms	Opposites = Absent - present
SC005_Big_Words for small	Anger - Dudgeon * bold - Audacious
SC006_Characteristics	A partner in crime - accomplice
SC007_Church	A passage between the pews in a church - Aisle
SC007_Commonly_confused_words	Council, an administrative or advisory body, do not confuse with counsel, advice or guidance. Homonyms
SC008_Countries	Aberdeen - The Granite City The Torrid Zone has the hottest climate Zinc - Mexico, U.S.A., Spain
SC013 Death Words pertaining to	Occurring after death - posthumous
SC009_Diminutives	Cask - casket
SC010_Famous	Matthew Flinders -discovered Bass Strait. * Lord Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908
SC011_Figurative_Expressions	Aloof -To keep to oneself and not mix with others.
SC012_Gender	Actor - Actress
SC013_Geography	The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles.
SC014_Gods	War - Mars
SC015_Government	Australian Government
SC016_Grammar	Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc.
SC017_Human_Relationships	THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others
SC018_Inventions	Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens
SC019_Kings_Queens of UK	EGBERT 827 - 839
SC020_Literary	A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary
SC021_Marriage	A hater of marriage - misogamist
SC022_Medical	A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic
SC044_Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC023_Miscellaneous	All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc.
SC024_Nouns	sit - seat (when to use Nouns)
SC025_Names	Boys & Girls names explained
SC026_Nature	A four-footed animal - quadruped
SC027_Negatives	That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable
SC028_Numbers	A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul
SC029_Opposites	Unable to read - il-literate
SC030_Patron Saints	St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland
SC031_Places	A place where fishes are kept - aquarium
SC032_Possessive_Case	Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor
SC045_Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC033_Professions	The commander of a fleet - Admiral
SC034_Similes	Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt
SC035_Proverbs	A bad beginning makes a good ending.
SC048_Sayings	as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars.
SC036_Science_and_Arts	An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph
SC037_Scientific_Terms	The science of land management - agronomics
SC038_Seven_Wonders	The Pyramids of Egypt
SC039_Synonyms	abandon....... desert, forsake, leave.
SC040_War	Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents
SC041_Weddings	7th year—Copper or Brass
SC042_Words_to_Verbs	strong - strengthen
SC043_Other	Any other items that might be of interest
SC044_Metaphors	Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated
SC045_Phobias	Noctiphobia - Fear of the night
SC046_Death	Occurring after death - posthumous
SC047_Thesaurus	Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
SC048_Sayings	as afraid as a grasshopper.
SC049_UrbanMyths	The floor was dirt.  Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor."

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