Memoir as Nonfiction and Poetry

In the previous topic, you explored the nonfiction forms of biography and autobiography. Both of these forms tell the story of a person's life, one written by an outsider and one written by the person. However, they are not the only types of narrative nonfiction. In this topic, you will explore the form of the memoir and learn how it differs from an autobiography and lends itself to poetry.

Essential Questions

• What is a memoir, and how does it differ from an autobiography?
  
• How can a memoir be transformed into poetry?