What Is a Memoir? - Definition & Examples

Chapter 23 / Lesson 17 Transcript

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What's the major difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

They are both basically the same thing. An autobiography spans a person's entire life, while a memoir is more focused. Only famous people write memoirs.

An autobiography is published only after an author dies, while a memoir can be published anytime. Memoirs are written in the first person, and autobiographies are written in the second person.

About This Quiz & Worksheet

Use this quiz/worksheet combo to help you test your understanding of the characteristics of memoirs. Information that you'll be assessed on includes the difference between a memoir and an autobiography as well as several truths regarding memoirs.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

Through these assessments, you'll be tested on:

The difference between a memoir and an autobiography
Your ability to identify a memoir by Ernest Hemingway
Truths about memoirs
Definition of the French word mémoire
Facts pertaining to Augusten Burrough's memoir Running with Scissors

Skills Practiced

This quiz and worksheet allow students to test the following skills:

Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on the characteristics of memoirs
Interpreting information - verify that you can read information about Running with Scissors and interpret it correctly
Distinguishing differences - compare and contrast topics from the lesson, such as memoir and autobiography
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer a question about a memoir written by Ernest Hemingway

Additional Learning

To learn more about autobiographical writing, review the accompanying lesson, What Is a Memoir? - Definition & Examples. This lesson covers the following objectives:

Differentiate between a memoir and an autobiography
Name other acclaimed 20th-century memoirs
Tell the elements of Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs that qualify it as a memoir
Understand the history of memoirs

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