Features of Memoir

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like a catastrophic earthquake was going on inside of me.

Start with sound effective

Start with short sentence.

"Woo-hoo!"

Slam!

Ding dong!

It was dark, and I was restless.

I had just come home.

I was mad!

Feelings

I was tired, hot, and wanted to take a water break.

Metaphors & Smililes

Situation

Ding dong! I heard while I was watching an afternoon Yankee's game.

My heart was pounding so hard it felt like a catastrophic earthquake was going on inside of me.

Throughout the day, it felt like there was a gloomy rain cloud over our house.

I heard it again. I was really frightened by now.

Questions

What was going to happen?

What could that be?

"Do you mind if I go?"

I set down my book bag and I looked out my living room window to see if my friend Shannon was home.

On the day of the game, we came an hour early to get warmed up. At 5:30 p.m., we started playing.

I was so embarrassed.

Steam came out of my ears when the attendant at Nitro told me I wasn't tall enough to ride.