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Memoirs and Literary Devices
Memoirs and Literary Devices
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Hints that an author gives of things that are to come in the story
repetition
allusion
flashback
foreshadowing
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What is the purpose of a memoir?
To narrate the memory of an event or personal experience
To tell someone what you did
To persuade an audience
To provide a fictional account of an event
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The end of a memoir explains...
a lesson learnt
the significance of the memory
the whole life story
the authors death
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'A memoir should have meaning'...what does this mean?
describe insignificant details
Show what the author learned from an experience
Use sensory details
retell an event
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Memoirs are always told in this point of view...
Second person (you)
third person omniscient (he, she, they)
first person (I, me, we)
third person limited (he, she, they)
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Universal idea or lesson about life; understood by most cultures
conflict
theme
tone
symbolism
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A contrast between what appears to be real and what is actually real
onomatopoeia
contrast
sarcasm
irony
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Anything that stands for or represents something else
imagery
symbolism
irony
theme
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Force or character working against the main character in a story
conflict
protagonist
antagonist
character
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In a story, the highest or most intense point in the development is
resolution
exposition
climax
rising action
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Reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work or work of art
allusion
illusion
motif
flashback
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Memoirs should...
evoke some sort of emotional response from the reader
focus on several different memories
retell a sequence of events over the course of a day
be humorous
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What is a memoir?
A synonym for 'auto-biography'
The written record of someone's memories
A synonym for 'diary entry'
The written record of someone's life story
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Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
simile
personification
metaphor
symbolism
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Including the five senses (sight, smell, sound, touch and taste) in our writing helps to add...
dialogue
alliteration
personification
imagery
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The introduction of setting, character and basic situation in a story
climax
exposition
setting
conflict
