semi-autobiographical
Partially from life
Semi-autobiographical describes creative work that blends the author's real life experiences with fictional elements.
A semi-autobiographical novel draws on actual events, relationships, or settings from the writer's past while taking liberties with facts, inventing characters, or reshaping the narrative: Her semi-autobiographical debut explores her childhood in rural Texas.
Fiction of psychological maturation
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- alter-egoAlternate version of oneself
- fictionalizedAltered for narrative purposes
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
invented · reimagined · storytelling · narrative · protagonist · adapted · novelized · literary
Fiction drawn from life
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- docufictionBlended factual-fictional storytelling
- factionGroup within group
- first-person"I" as narrator
Written personal recollection
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- candidHonest and direct
- reminiscentTending to recall
personal · diaristic · self-portrait · self-examination · anecdotal · truthful · authentic · subjective
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Fiction of psychological maturation
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- alter-egoAlternate version of oneself
- fictionalizedAltered for narrative purposes
embellished · invented · reimagined · storytelling · narrative · protagonist · adapted · novelized · literary · pseudonymous
autofiction
Fiction drawn from life
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- docufictionBlended factual-fictional storytelling
- factionGroup within group
memoir
Written personal recollection
- introspectiveExamining one's own mind
- confessionalBooth for admitting sins
- candidHonest and direct
reminiscent · personal · diaristic · self-portrait · self-examination · anecdotal · truthful · authentic · subjective · self-disclosure
semi-autobiographicaldocumentary
Factual film about reality
impersonal · detached · objective · fantasy
semi-autobiographicalnonfiction
Literature about real events
factual · documentary · journalistic · historical record · speculative fiction
semi-autobiographicaldocumentary
Factual film about reality
journalistic · non-fiction · verified account · historical record · confessional
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