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Genre: Memoir

Genre: Memoir. Definitions for memoir. a record of important events based on the writer’s personal observation or knowledge. Purpose of a memoir. To record thoughts and actions for future reference or reflection. To share achievements, influences, and incidents of a person’s life. .

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Genre: Memoir

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  1. Genre: Memoir

  2. Definitions for memoir • a record of important events based on the writer’s personal observation or knowledge.

  3. Purpose of a memoir • To record thoughts and actions for future reference or reflection. • To share achievements, influences, and incidents of a person’s life.

  4. Form and Features • A memoir is a form of autobiography usually focusing on a single period in the author’s life and on well-known people the author knows. • A memoir often focuses on a major event in the author’s life; the author reflects on the implications of this event.

  5. Differences • More subjective than a biography in that they focus on a personal memory. • Differ from autobiographies because they stories are personalized, focusing more on what the author has witnessed than on his or her own life and character.

  6. Characteristics of a memoir • A narrative told in the first person (I, me, my, our, we) • Very descriptive of people, places and circumstances. • May be selected diary or journal entries or letters to a close friend or member of the family or selections from official documents.

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