The time and place. In a memoir, the setting is usually inspired by the writer’s culture and the time is reflective (past).

One event is the reason another event happens. The first event is the cause; which produces the effects. &&& A style of writing where writer analyzes the reasons for--and/or the consequences of--an action, event, or decision.

The recurrence of words, phrases or lines. This is used to emphasize something, usually tied with the theme.

The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. “A man is but a weak reed” “The road was a ribbon of moonlight.”

The writer’s attitude toward his/her subject. The writer can communicate tone through diction, choice or details, and direct statements of his/her position. Tone reflects the feelings of the writer.

Refers to the narrative perspective from which the events are told. In a memoir, the POV is first person singular – I, me, my.

The writer or speaker’s choice of words. It includes vocabulary and syntax (the order of words). In memoirs, word choice and syntax create an emotional bond between the writer and the reader.

A struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of the a story’s plot. It can be external or internal.

The time and place. In a memoir, the setting is usually inspired by the writer’s culture and the time is reflective (past).

a person represented in a play, film, story,

the story-line, the plan, scheme, or main story

A central idea, a unifying idea that is repeated or developed throughout a work.

A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form. "Hunger sat shivering on the road." "Flowers danced about the lawn."

A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, --"Her eyes twinkled like stars"

The manner in which the author tells a story --choice of Narrator, Point of View, Tone, Imagery, etc. etc.

The “mental” pictures that a reader experiences in good writing and literature --- the sounds, touch, smells, tastes, movement, the sights, the visuals

is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea ---A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.

the use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen.

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10th-Terminology 1

Memoir Terminology

Question	Answer
Setting	The time and place. In a memoir, the setting is usually inspired by the writer’s culture and the time is reflective (past).
Cause and Effect	One event is the reason another event happens. The first event is the cause; which produces the effects. &&& A style of writing where writer analyzes the reasons for--and/or the consequences of--an action, event, or decision.
Repetition	The recurrence of words, phrases or lines. This is used to emphasize something, usually tied with the theme.
Metaphor	The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. “A man is but a weak reed” “The road was a ribbon of moonlight.”
Tone	The writer’s attitude toward his/her subject. The writer can communicate tone through diction, choice or details, and direct statements of his/her position. Tone reflects the feelings of the writer.
Point of View	Refers to the narrative perspective from which the events are told. In a memoir, the POV is first person singular – I, me, my.
Diction	The writer or speaker’s choice of words. It includes vocabulary and syntax (the order of words). In memoirs, word choice and syntax create an emotional bond between the writer and the reader.
Conflict	A struggle between opposing forces that is the basis of the a story’s plot. It can be external or internal.
Setting	The time and place. In a memoir, the setting is usually inspired by the writer’s culture and the time is reflective (past).
Character	a person represented in a play, film, story,
Plot	the story-line, the plan, scheme, or main story
Theme	A central idea, a unifying idea that is repeated or developed throughout a work.
Personification	A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form. "Hunger sat shivering on the road." "Flowers danced about the lawn."
Simile	A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as, --"Her eyes twinkled like stars"
Style	The manner in which the author tells a story --choice of Narrator, Point of View, Tone, Imagery, etc. etc.
Imagery	The “mental” pictures that a reader experiences in good writing and literature --- the sounds, touch, smells, tastes, movement, the sights, the visuals
Symbolism	is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea ---A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.
Irony	the use of words where the meaning is the opposite of their usual meaning or what is expected to happen.

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