Different Types of Writing Flashcards
Illustrated Narratives
A story told with pictures
Comics
small books that use pictures to tell a story and are apart of bigger stories
Graphic Novels
Novels with pictures
3 Reasons why illustrated novels are important
Inspires creativity, helps kids visualize, enhances learning
Poetry
A short piece of writing using groups of lines
Stanza
a group of lines in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
Using stanzas to rhyme
Couplet
2 line Stanza
Tercet
3 Line Stanza
Quatrain
4 Line Stanza
Haiku
3 Lines with 5 7 5
Free Verse
Whatever you want to do
Sonnet
Love with 14 lines
Ballad
Song
Acrostic
Acronyms
Limerick
Comedy
Elegy
Death
Ode
Praise
Memoir
A collection of memories someone had
Biography
Writing the life story of someone else
Autobiography
Writing your own life story
3 types of memoirs
Anthology, Short book, Personal Essay
Anthology
Story not in order
Short Book
A small book
Personal Essay
An essay about yourself
Non-Fiction
A real story
4 types of non-fiction writing
Expository, persuasive, description, narrative
Expository
A story using facts
Persuasive
Convincing someone on your side
Description
Describing a person, place, or something similar
Narrative
Telling a story through a narrator
Speeches
A spoken piece of writing
4 examples of types of speeches
War, funerals, weddings, sales
Creative Writing
Writing a piece of literature