QS How It Feels to Be Colored Me

An essay is a short work of .......... about a single subject.

Hurston’s essay is about discovering her....... and self-pride.

It is autobiographical because it focuses on aspects of Hurston’s.......

Generally, writers of autobiographical essays use the.............point of view, combining objective description with the expression of subjective feelings.

In an essay, the..... ....... is the most important point a writer wants to make about a topic.

The main idea can be......... , or stated outright.

More often, the main idea in an essay is indirectly stated, or ..........

......... is the attitude a writer expresses toward a subject.

Tone is often developed through.......... , or word choice.

Choose the word that is most closely related to the Critical Vocabulary word circumlocution.

• restatement

• evasion