Question

Which one of the following literary works more closely resembles a memoir?

a. A Modest Proposal
b. Diary of Samuel Pepys
c. Valediction Forbidding Mourning
d. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Diary of Samuel Pepys

Step-by-step explanation:

A memoir is an account of specific moments or events usually written by someone who experienced or witnessed those events. On the other hand, "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" is a diary or book written by Samuel Pepys, who was a member of the English Parliament during the seventeenth century, in which he recorded his daily life and main events of his life during ten years. Considering this "The Diary of Samuel Pepys" resembles closely a memoir as in the diary Pepys recorded events that experience or witnessed which is what a memoir is about.

Answer 2

The literary work that more closely resembles a memoir is b) Diary of Samuel Pepys.
Other works are more serious works, whereas a memoir is a retelling of one's life, the same things as in a diary.