Non-Fiction Narration
Narrative Nonfiction
Narrative nonfiction is writing that tells a true-life story. There are different types of narratives:
- Autobiographical Narrative: is a piece written about an experience in YOUR life, from your point of view. Characteristics:
- An engaging story that hold the readers' attention.
- A well-developed conflict that shows why a situation created a problem.
- A resolution, the outcome of the conflict.
- A range of literary strategies and devices, such as dialogue and suspense.
- A specific mood, or emotion.
- A unique attitude towards the subject.
- Sensory details, appeal to the five senses of taste, touch, sight, sound, and smell.
- Correct spelling, grammar, and usage.
- Specific details about personal experiences.
- Strong characterization of real people.
- A main idea about a life lesson you learned through this experience.
- Biographical Narratives: are stories that share facts about someone else's life.
- Blogs: are comments that writers share online, it may include opinions, reflection, etc. Blogs aren't considered a "permanent" form of writing because it may be able to disappear or be a copyright.
- Diary entries: are personal, talks about thoughts and feelings. The audience, most of the time, is private unless the writer says contrary.
- Narative essays: uses autobiographical narative to support the writers wishes or to illustrate.
- Memoirs: contains a writer's reflections on an event from his/her own life.
- Reflective essays: are personal experiences that expresses the writer's feelings or point of view from something.
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