Literary Element – Autobiography
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NOTES: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Literary Element – Autobiography An autobiography is a nonfiction narrative in which the author tells the story of his or her own life. Literary Element – Voice Voice is the distinctive use of language that conveys the author’s or narrator’s personality. Diction (word choice), tone and sentence structure contribute to voice. -The tone of the writing is conversational and humorous. He varies word choice and sentence structure for interest Irony- contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality. The irony is that Franklin would find rest in a place where he would not necessarily agree with the beliefs. Directory: rbevilacqua -> files files -> "La Relacion" by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca p56 Cabeza de Vaca files -> Anne Bradstreet Puritan Poet b. 1612, Northamptonshire, England files -> Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 files -> The Middle Passage Background Info 17th and 18th century, the demand for slaves was at its peak Download 13.33 Kb. Share with your friends:
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