A literary work written by an author about himself/herself. This focuses on the author's life as a whole.
autobiography
Characteristics of a memoir:
A type of nonfiction in which the author recounts the memory of a personal experience.
Cool as a cucumber.
simile
analogy
rhyme scheme
metaphor
Eat like a ***
imagery
suspense
simile
personification
What story have we read that had a plot twist?
"The Dinner Party"
What was the plot twist in "The Dinner Party" ?
A snake was on the hostess's foot and she remained completely calm, instead of being unable to control her emotions unlike what the Colonel mentioned
The sun was a giant orange orb in the sky.
imagery
personification
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
metaphor
simile
personification
