autobiographic
Telling one's story
Autobiographic describes something relating to or characteristic of autobiography—a person's account of their own life.
The term applies to writing, film, or other works drawn from the creator's own experiences: The novel has autobiographic elements.
Interchangeable with autobiographical, though that form is more common.
Written personal recollection
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
testimony · anecdote · vignette · coming-of-age · bildungsroman · journal · diary · letters
Booth for admitting sins
- diaristicResembling personal journal entries
- first-person"I" as narrator
- candidHonest and direct
- intimateClosely personal or private
unvarnished · personal · reflective · documentary · eyewitness · testimonial · vivid · descriptive
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
soul-searching · contemplation · self-analysis · self-inquiry · self-questioning · self-scrutiny · self-observation · self-perception
memoir
Written personal recollection
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
confession · testimony · anecdote · vignette · coming-of-age · bildungsroman · journal · diary · letters · portrait
confessional
Booth for admitting sins
- diaristicResembling personal journal entries
- first-person"I" as narrator
- candidHonest and direct
intimate · unvarnished · personal · reflective · documentary · eyewitness · testimonial · vivid · descriptive · anecdotal
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
self-awareness · soul-searching · contemplation · self-analysis · self-inquiry · self-questioning · self-scrutiny · self-observation · self-perception · self-revelation
autobiographicfictional
Not real, invented
fictitious · invented · imaginary · made-up · fabricated
autobiographicobjective
Purpose or goal
impersonal · detached · third-person · journalistic · outsider perspective
- autobiographical novelsFiction based on writer's life
- autobiographical fictionImagined tales from life
- autobiographical writingSelf-narrative prose
- autobiographical essaySelf-written personal account
- autobiography genreLiterary self-documentation category
autobiography, autobiographies, autobiographer, autobiographical, autobiographers