Identifying Elements of a Memoir We were paid two dollars a week; and how proud I was
when my turn came to stand up on the bobbin-box, and
write my name in the paymaster's book, and how
indignant I was when he asked me if I could "write." "Of
course I can," said I, and he smiled as he looked down on
What characteristics of a memoir are present in this
excerpt? Check all that apply.
It tells a fictional story.
It uses first-person point of view.
It uses third-person point of view.
It describes a personal experience.
It reveals the author's emotions.
me.
-Loom and Spindle,
Harriet H. Robinson