English-2
Grade-8
Easy
Question
A memoir is a written account
- Which does not share any emotional moment from the writer’s life.
- That centres on the writer’s emotional truth.
- Should cover only the most trivial of subjects.
- None of the above
Hint:
Memoirs focus on intimately conveying the author's perception of the memories in a way, that is emotionally truthful but isn't fact checked.
The correct answer is: That centres on the writer’s emotional truth.
Memoir is a French word, which means memory. A memoir is a nonfiction but subjective collection of narratives in which the author remembers experiences, emotions and events from a certain period in their life.
Memoir is different from autobiography. An "autobiography" is an account of a person's entire life, but a "memoir" is usually about one part or some parts of a person's life.
Solution : Option(b) That centres on the writer's emotional truth.
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