Which are examples of figurative language?

simile, metaphor, personification

What is an autobiography?

story written about a person by that person

Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a memoir?

It maintains a third person point of view.

a scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

What is a "biography?"

an account of someones life written by someone else

What is point of view?

The perspective that the story is written in

What is the major difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

Autobiography is their entire life; Memoir is one memory.

Conversation between characters.

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1
Memoirs can read and sound like a diary.
True
False
2
The sensory details in a story are details that ________.
use just sights and smells
use dollars and cents
use the five senses
use big words
3
How many events does a memoir focus on?
one
three
two
four
4
What is "tone?"
exaggeration for effect
repetition of beginning sounds in words that are close together
the attitude or feeling of a text
a comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
5
What is a memoir?
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
an account of someone's life written by someone else.
An account of a memorable event in a person's life
an account of a person's life written by that person.
6
Elements of a memoir include:
A theme or purpose
All three
A true story
Real, informal dialogue
7
What can be an authors purpose?
All of the above
To Persuade
To Inform
To Entertain
8
Which are examples of figurative language?
paraphrasing, underlining, highlighting
integrity, persistence, ownership
simile, metaphor, personification
verbs, nouns, and adjectives
9
What is an autobiography?
story written about a person by that person
story written about a person by someone else
story with made-up characters
10
True or False: Memoirs must be nonfiction.
False
True
11
what is authors purpose?
Why the author wrote the story
what the story is about
pizza
The summary
12
Which of the following statements is NOT a characteristic of a memoir?
It uses sensory details
It develops characters through thoughts, dialogue, etc.
It maintains a third person point of view.
It focuses on the writer's relationships
13
A memoir is:
Literary Nonfiction
Literary Fiction
14
A good memoir has the following elements EXCEPT:
Second person point of view
dialogue
descriptive language
just enough information for the reader
15
What is flashback?
a scene set in a time earlier than the main story.
The place or time that the story takes place.
What "sets up" the story.
Answering a question.
16
Which point of view says "you?"
Second Person
Third person
First Person
17
What is a "biography?"
a story of someone in the future
an account of someones life written by themself
an account of a fictional character's life
an account of someones life written by someone else
18
What is point of view?
Eyeshadow
The perspective that the story is written in
None
The theme
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A memoir is about
a person's entire life
something made up
one specific memory
someone else's memory
20
What is the major difference between a memoir and an autobiography?
Memoirs are written in 1st person and autobiographies in 3rd
Autobiography is their entire life; Memoir is one memory.
They are both basically the same
Only famous people write memoirs.
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dialogue
the language of a person or character
Conversation between characters.
the way how a character speaks
22
What are first person words?
I, yours, and my
yours, be, and I
I, me, and my
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What point of view is this?
Second person
Fourth person
First person
Third person

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