Biography - The history of someones life, written by someone else.
Autography - The history of yous life, written by you. No one else can write your autobiography.
Bias - Favouring one person or thing unfairly.
Features of a Biography:
- Name, date and place of birth of the individual.
- Personal life.
- Education and occupation.
- Important life events.
- Areas of achievements.
- Individual's significance to their field and impact on the world.
Structural Features if a Biography:
- Written in the past tense.
- Uses 3rd person pronouns- he/she/they/himself/herself/themselves/it/their/them.
- Concludes with what they are doing now or how/why they will be remembered.
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