A memoir is a form of autobiographical writing in which a writer shares his or her personal experiences and observations of significant events or people. Memoirs
are often written in the first person. Authors of memoirs often
• "talk” to readers, using informal language and sharing personal feelings
• recall actual events and emphasize their reactions to them
• show how their experiences changed their attitudes and lives
What feature of a memoir appears in the first sentence of the excerpt from
Mississippi Solo?
No

25 ! which three lines in this excerpt from phillis wheatley's poem "goliath of gath" contain examples of figurative language? the hosts on two opposing mountains stood, thick as the foliage of the waving wood; between them an extensive valley lay, o'er which the gleaming armour pour'd the day, when from the camp of the philistine foes, dreadful to view, a mighty warrior rose; in the dire deeds of bleeding battle skill'd,

In the poem "we wear the mask," paul laurence dunbar voices his repressed anger and frustration toward american society. he repeats the title phrase three times in the poem, using the words mask and we to show that the first use of the phrase is matter-of-fact. in the second stanza, the statement is followed by a period, which shows resignation. however, at the end of the poem, dunbar almost shouts the phrase defiantly. the mask seems to become something he wears proudly. through this gradual emphasis on the phrase, dunbar could be implying that

Which type of writing is best illustrated in a venn diagram? chronological order fact and opinion comparison and contrast cause and effect