Literary Elements
a struggle within a character
internal conflict
Autobiographies are told in the ______-person point of view
first
Union soldiers battle Confederate soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
external
excitement and tension built as readers wonder about the outcome of events
suspense
True/False: Autobiographies do not include dialogue
false
Lincoln struggles with whether to kill Confederate soldiers or pardon them after the war.
Internal
how the narrator reveals the character's personality
characterization
True/False: In autobiographies, the author is writing about their own lives
Grant grapples with war plans as he plans his next military strike against the Confederacy.
Internal
the writer's word choice
diction
Autobiographies, like a story, have a setting, characters, and _________.
conflict
Weather prevents the Confederate troops from marching, and they struggle to survive the storm.
External
the way that words are arranged in sentences
syntax
Another name for an autobiography.
Memoir
Booth assassinates Lincoln.
External