Types of Creative Nonfiction Flashcards
The writer crafts and essay that is based on personal experience or a single event, which results in significant personal meaning or a lesson learned. The writer uses the first person “I”
Personal Essay
The writer constructs a true story about a time or period in his life, one that had significant personal meaning and a universal truth. The writer composes the story using the first person “I”
Memoir
The writer crafts an essay about an issue or topic using literary devices, such as the elements of fiction and figurative language.
Literary journalism essay
The writer composes his/her life story, from birth to the present, using the first person “I”
Autobiography
The writer crafts articles or essays about travel using literary devices.
Travel writing
The writer crafts stories about food and cuisine using literary devices
Food writing
The writer constructs biographies or essays on real people using literary devices
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