Museum Indians

by Susan Power

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 authors life, and
includes the authors
feelings about those
events
Memories that are
important to the
authors life, or
unusual

Reading a memoir is a lot

like reading someones
diaryfilled not just with
what happened, but also
describing how the person
felt about what happened.

Literary Devices
Techniques an author uses to convey his or her message

Figurative Language
Allusion
Imagery
Repetition
Symbols

Types of Figurative Language

figurative language: words that
are not literally true. Used to add
detail and make writing more
interesting.

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.

symbol
Something that stands
for , or represents,
something beyond
itself

Repetition
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

vocabulary
chideto scold or criticize
despondentloss of hope/confidence
expirationact of breathing out
nominalsmall, insignificant
recapretell, summarize
resonatehave an effect or impact on
requisiteneeded or necessary
repatriatereturn someone to their
birth country