Memoir Unit Vocabulary Terms

He is as cold as ice!

This is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

She is a ray of sunshine!

This is an example of a:

• simile

• metaphor

This term describes the author's tone, attitude or emotion in their writing.

• Symbolism

• Voice

• Vignette

• Forshadowing

This term provides a warning or clues to the reader as to what will happen next.

• Voice

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Ancestors

The use of an object or image to represent (stand for) something else.

• Foreshadowing

• Recollection

• Voice

• Symbolism

A TRUE story about a person's life experiences.

• Memoir

• Novel

Term for: Family member who were born/lived before us.

• Characters

• Ancestors

The term for : Recalling a past event for the reader.

• Symbolism

• Flashback

• Simile

• Metaphor

A memory that we recall/remember and choose to share in our writing.

• Recollection

• Symbolism

• Ancestors

• Metaphor

Beliefs and traditions that are practiced by a group of people:

• Symbolism

• Ancestors

• Culture

• Metaphor