The definition of a memoir – Flashcards
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__________________- someones life story written by someone else
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biography
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________________-someones life story written by him or her
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autobiography
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someones life story written by him or her but only a specific chunk of time
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memoir
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What are the 2 differences between a memoir and autobiography?
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time, tone
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A _______________ flows chronologically from the beginning to the end of the subjects life
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autobiography
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A ____________ only represents a specific chunk of time
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memoir
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An autobiography's tone is ____________ and ______________
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unemotional, factual
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A memoir's tone is ____________
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emotional
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An autobiography is ____________(unbiased) and a memoir is __________(biased)
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objective, subjective
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Autobiographies and memoirs are always written in _____________
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first person
