Memoirs
exposition
A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances.
Dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Conflict
A struggle between opposing forces
Memoir
A true story written from personal experience by the narrator about only a small portion of the author's life.
voice
A writers distinctive use of language
Biography
A written history of a persons life that is generally written by someone other than the person
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
falling action
Events after the climax, leading to the resolution
rising action
Events leading up to the climax
first point of view
Memoirs are written in first person view. First person point of you tells a story from the author's perspective. You see pronouns such as I, me, mine, we, and ours.
Plot
Sequence of events in a story
Expository
Style of writing with the purpose to inform the reader; factual texts
Autobiography
The life story of a person narrated by him/herself; historically tends to be more of a list of narrative telling of life events rather than a more reflective self-telling
Setting
The time and place of a story
Narrative
a story
complicating incident
an important early event that signals the start of the action of a story and introduces the conflict
dialogue
conversation between two or more characters within a story
explicit
definite, clearly stated
Chronological order
events are sequenced in terms of time or order
Voice
individual style of writing; memoirs are written like a narrative
Jargon
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
purpose
the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
Climax
the turning point of the story