Colin Powell- Elements of a memoir and biography

A memoir is

• an autobiographical writing

• written by someone else

• written in third person

• a summary

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A biography is written by

• someone other than the subject

• the subject

• a poet

• an editor

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First person point of view signal words are

• I

• me

• my

• all of the above

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A memoir is written in

• third person limited

• second person

• first person

• third person

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A memoir reflects how the writer remembers his or her life.

• True

• False

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Memoirs are often written by someone who has taken part or observed historical events.

• true

• false

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A biography is a true account of a person's life written by someone else.

• false

• true

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Biographies are written in

• first person

• third person

• second person

• third person limited

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Third person pronouns are

• I, me, my

• mine

• he, she, they

• it, the

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A memoir is written in first person and a biography is written in third person.

• true

• false

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