CNLE

• Creative nonfiction


  Works are always true and taken from the experiences of the author. Creativity comes in how the memories are told and described.
• Five main elements of creative nonfiction

  • Setting
  • Descriptive imagery
  • Figurative language
  • Plot
  • Character
• Setting


  The time and place in which the story happens, established early so readers can visualize and immerse themselves
• Descriptive imagery


  How the author presents an image in the minds of the readers, involving one or more of the five senses
• Figurative language


  The use of language in unusual or surprising ways to describe literary moments, such as metaphors, similes, and hyperboles
• Plot


  Creative nonfiction tells a story from the author's memory in a way that follows a plot, helping readers identify the main subject or reason
• Characters


  The people involved in the author's memories, the author may appear as a character in their own work
• Fiction and creative nonfiction


  They share many elements, but the biggest difference is that works of fiction aren't necessarily factual
• Fiction setting


  Serves the same purpose as in creative nonfiction, but does not have to be an existing place and time
• Poetry has works that structurally look nothing like works of creative nonfiction, and many of poetry's elements are not shared by creative nonfiction
• Poetry structure


  How a poem is organized, ranging from set forms like a sonnet to free form without rules
• Poetry rhyme, rhythm, and meter


  These techniques can organize emotion, highlight a particular word or phrase, and emphasize certain emotions or actions
• Poetry employs figurative language a lot to add to its depth, and both poetry and creative nonfiction use figurative language to add new meaning to words used
• Drama has more in common with fiction and creative nonfiction than poetry, as they share many of their main elements
• Drama setting


  Serves the same purpose as in creative nonfiction and fiction, but is usually stated outright at the start
• Drama characters


  Progress the plot and interact with other characters, with more emphasis placed on their spoken lines
• Drama plot


  Works nearly the same way as in fiction and creative nonfiction, can be organized into "acts" or major divisions
• Drama figurative language


  Often found in the characters' spoken lines, adds layers of depth and allows for further analysis
• Texts in drama are often written to be performed on stage, and many dramas are written like poetry, with the characters' lines following a specific rhyme, rhythm, and/or meter