A narrative of experiences undergone by the writer.

• Often used in plural: memoir

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• reminiscence

  1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events.
  2. An experience or event recollected:
  3. An account, written or spoken, of remembered experiences

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  1. The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events.
  2. An experience or event recollected:
  3. An account, written or spoken, of remembered experiences

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Critical explanation or analysis

• annotation

  1. An annotating or being annotated
  2. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.
  3. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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  1. An annotating or being annotated
  2. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.
  3. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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• comment

  1. A note in explanation, criticism, or illustration of something written or said; annotation
  2. A statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal reaction or attitude.
  3. A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation.

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  1. A note in explanation, criticism, or illustration of something written or said; annotation
  2. A statement of fact or opinion, especially a remark that expresses a personal reaction or attitude.
  3. A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation.

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• exegesis

  1. An instance of this
  2. An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
  3. Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.

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  1. An instance of this
  2. An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
  3. Critical explanation or analysis, especially of a text.

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• interpretation

  1. A performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music, or role; a rendering.
  2. The act or result of interpreting; explanation, meaning, translation, exposition, etc.
  3. An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.

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  1. A performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music, or role; a rendering.
  2. The act or result of interpreting; explanation, meaning, translation, exposition, etc.
  3. An explanation or conceptualization by a critic of a work of literature, painting, music, or other art form; an exegesis.

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• note

  1. A brief informal letter:
  2. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal:
  3. A promissory note.

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  1. A brief informal letter:
  2. The characteristic vocal sound made by a songbird or other animal:
  3. A promissory note.

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An exposition

• discourse

  1. A long and formal treatment of a subject, in speech or writing; lecture; treatise; dissertation
  2. (Archaic) The process or power of reasoning.
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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  1. A long and formal treatment of a subject, in speech or writing; lecture; treatise; dissertation
  2. (Archaic) The process or power of reasoning.
  3. A formal, lengthy treatment of a subject, either written or spoken.

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• critique

  1. The act or art of criticizing; criticism
  2. A critical evaluation or analysis, especially one dealing with works of art or literature.
  3. A critical analysis or evaluation of a subject, situation, literary work, etc.

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  1. The act or art of criticizing; criticism
  2. A critical evaluation or analysis, especially one dealing with works of art or literature.
  3. A critical analysis or evaluation of a subject, situation, literary work, etc.

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• editorial

  1. An article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.
  2. A similar commentary on radio or television.
  3. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

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  1. An article in a publication expressing the opinion of its editors or publishers.
  2. A similar commentary on radio or television.
  3. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

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• analysis

  1. A spoken or written presentation of such study:
  2. (Chemistry) The separation of a substance into its constituent elements to determine either their nature (qualitative analysis) or their proportions (quantitative analysis).
  3. Systems analysis

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  1. A spoken or written presentation of such study:
  2. (Chemistry) The separation of a substance into its constituent elements to determine either their nature (qualitative analysis) or their proportions (quantitative analysis).
  3. Systems analysis

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A comment

• criticism

  1. The art, principles, or methods of a critic or critics
  2. A critical comment or judgment.
  3. The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.

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  1. The art, principles, or methods of a critic or critics
  2. A critical comment or judgment.
  3. The investigation of the origin and history of literary documents; textual criticism.

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• explication

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• annotation

  1. An annotating or being annotated
  2. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.
  3. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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  1. An annotating or being annotated
  2. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.
  3. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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• remark

  1. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
  3. The act of noticing, perceiving, or observing

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  1. Act of pointing out or attentively noticing; notice or observation.
  2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.
  3. The act of noticing, perceiving, or observing

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