Museum Indians by Susan Power
(Auto=self, bio=life, graph=written) Autobiography (Auto=self, bio=life, graph=written) True=Non-Fiction First-Person point-of-view Memoir Focuses on a specific event or time period in the author’s life, and includes the author’s feelings about those events Memories that are important to the author’s life, or unusual
Reading a memoir is a lot like reading someone’s diary—filled not just with what happened, but also describing how the person felt about what happened.
Literary Devices Figurative Language Allusion Imagery Repetition Techniques an author uses to convey his or her message Figurative Language Allusion Imagery Repetition Symbols
Types of Figurative Language
Simile A comparison using the words “like” or “as”
Metaphor A direct comparison that does NOT use the words “like” or “as”
Allusion An allusion is a figure of speech that refers to past literature, history, or culture.
Repetition “I Have a Dream” speech Repeating a word or phrase to emphasize it! “I Have a Dream” speech “I have a dream…” “With this faith…” “Let freedom ring..” “Free at last…”
symbol Something that stands for , or represents, something beyond itself
vocabulary chide—to scold or criticize despondent—loss of hope/confidence expiration—act of breathing out nominal—small, insignificant recap—retell, summarize resonate—have an effect or impact on requisite—needed or necessary repatriate—return someone to their birth country