Differentiating the Types

of Creative Nonfiction
Lesson 6
 BASIS FOR BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
COMPARISON
Meaning Biography refers to a Autobiography refers to
life’s story that is written your own life story that
by someone. is written by you
yourself.
 

Authorization Can be written with or No need to ask

without the person’s permission from
authorization. As long as yourself.
you know about his/ her  
life and your story is
authentic.
Written in Third person point of First person point of
view view
Purpose To inform the readers To express, inspire or
about someone entertain others.
else’s life.

Outlook Based on the It is full of emotional

researches by the thoughts.
author.