What is a memoir?

Test Your Memoir Knowledge

Do you think you know what a memoir truly is? Dive into our engaging quiz to challenge your understanding of this literary genre!

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WritingStory2023

Which one of the following options is the definition of a memoir(the literary genre)?

Memoir is the french word for memory.

A memoir is also an autobiography, because they both talk about the author's life.

A memoir is about the author's memories and flashbacks.

A memoir is a non-fictional narrative, written from the perspective of the author, about an important part of their lives.

Autobiographies are for everyone, but memoirs are only for celebrities.

True

False.

Which one of the following options can best describe leads' functions in memoirs?

It is a hook.

It is an introduction

It is a plot summary.

It asks a question.

A lead can contain dialogue, inner thoughts and action at the same time

True

False

Which one is true about the description/imagery leads?

They are mysterious or interesting.

The sense of sight, smell, touch, taste and sound are evoked in imagery leads.

The characters' thoughts and feelings on issues are revealed.

The characters are doing something in description/imagery leads.

There is a lead where characters are speaking to each other about something that is mysterious or interesting, which lead is it?

Action

Dialogue

Imagery

Inner thoughts

What will be your most possible reaction after reading the first paragraph of a memoir?

I understand the central idea of this memoir.

I can write down a plot summary for the entire piece/

I get to know the setting of the story, and can possibly describe the author's implications from reading it.

I get lost after reading it.

If you write your own memoir, you will likely...

Write down an important events from every single year, so that my memoir can be interesting.

Pretend that I am a celebrity

Choose an important phase of my life, and portray my emotional moments creatively.

Use my imagination to make my memoir exciting, beacuse nobody knows what happened in the past.