Types of Creative Nonfiction Forms: Quiz and Flashcards

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary point of view used in an autobiography?

Third-person
First-person (correct)
Second-person
Omniscient

Which type of autobiography focuses on carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer?

Journals
Letters
Memoirs (correct)
Diaries

Which type of autobiography is emotional and contains personal experiences of the writer?

Letters
Memoirs
Journals
Diaries (correct)

Which type of creative nonfiction involves carrying out observations and experiences without emotional content?

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Which type of creative nonfiction is a story of a person's life in a specific moment in time, told by the person themselves?

Autobiography (A) Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of creative nonfiction with their descriptions:

Autobiography = A story of a person's life in a specific moment in time, told by the person themselves Literary journalism = Reportage Blog = Travelogue Memoirs = Narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of autobiography with their characteristics:

Journals = Daily written personal accounts, observations, and experiences but not emotional Diaries = Emotional accounts and personal experiences of the writer Letters = Written messages addressed to a particular person, organization, or institution Memoirs = Narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer Signup and view all the answers

Match the following forms of autobiography with their descriptions:

Match the following creative nonfiction types with their examples:

Autobiography = Story of a person's life in a specific moment in time, told by the person themselves Literary journalism = Reportage Blog = Travelogue Memoirs = Narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer Signup and view all the answers

Match the following types of creative nonfiction with their primary focus:

Autobiography = Specific moment in time in the first-person point of view Literary journalism = Reporting and storytelling Blog = Personal experiences and reflections Memoirs = Narrower in focus, carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Autobiography POV

Written from the 'I' perspective, recounting personal experiences and reflections.

Memoir

A type of autobiography that emphasizes the writer's personal feelings, emotions, and memories of specific events or periods in their life.

Diaries

An emotional form of autobiography containing personal experiences and reflections recorded regularly.

Journals (Creative Nonfiction)

Focuses on factual observations and experiences without personal feelings or emotional content.

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Autobiography Definition

A self-written account of one's life or a specific period of it.

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Study Notes

Autobiography

Primary point of view used in an autobiography is first-person.

Types of Autobiography

Memoir: focuses on carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer; emotional and contains personal experiences of the writer.
Personal Narrative: a story of a person's life in a specific moment in time, told by the person themselves.

Creative Nonfiction

Observational Essay: involves carrying out observations and experiences without emotional content.
Autobiographical Essay: same as autobiography, a story of a person's life written by the person themselves.
Biographical Essay: a story of a person's life written by someone else.

Matching Types of Creative Nonfiction

Memoir: characterized by carrying memories, feelings, and emotions of the writer.
Personal Narrative: focuses on a specific moment in time.
Observational Essay: involves observations and experiences without emotional content.
Autobiographical Essay: a story of a person's life written by the person themselves.
Biographical Essay: a story of a person's life written by someone else.