Memoir Vs Autobiography Venn Diagram – Flashcards
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Memoir
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a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of important events or people. Often informal in tone, memoirs usually give readers information about a particular person or period of time in the writer's life.
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Autobiography
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is a writer's account of his or her own life. It is told from the first-person point of view and focuses on the most important events and people in the writer's life over a period of time.
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First Person Point of View
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The narrator is a character in the story and uses first-person pronouns, such as I, me and we.
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Focuses on a period of time, a specific event, or a series of related events in the writer's life.
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Memoir
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You don't have to be famous to write a memoir, anyone can do it.
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Memoir
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Usually written by someone famous.
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Autobiography
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a personal experience that often includes more feeling and emotion.
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Memoir
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fact based and can be proved with research.
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Autobiography
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Has a narrative storytelling technique or a plot that includes a conflict and resolution.
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Memoir
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Written by the person the story is about.
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Memoir and Autobiography
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Covers the important details of the writer's life from birth to present day. Will not include their death!!!
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Autobiography
