Creative Nonfiction

• Forms of Poem

  • Conventional
  • Free verse
  • Structured/Fixed
• Prose

  • Fiction
  • Based on the authors' imagination
  • Narrative
• What is Creative Nonfiction?

  • story based on truth
  • uses literary devices
  • Relies on authors' ability
  • world as a subject
  • requires research
• Literary Elements used

  • figurative language
  • imagery
  • point of view
  • dialogue
  • theme
  • characters
  • setting
  • plot and structure
  • diction
• Types of Creative Nonfiction

  • Autobiography
  • Biography
  • Memoir
  • True Narratives
  • Reflection
  • Personal Essay
  • Testimonio
  • Blog
  • Travelogue
  • Literary Journalism
  • Food Writing
• It contains information on a certain place or tourist spot

  Travelogue
• a written work that narrates a person's life

  Biography
• a written work that narrates the author's own life

  Autobiography
• it is a story based on an actual event

  True Narratives
• an essay that tackles about the author's development and growth

  Reflection Essay
• it aims to impart lessons which the readers can reflect on

  Personal Essay
• in this literary piece, the subject involves food

  Food Writing
• The testimony of a person who faced a certain social and political oppression

  Testimonio
• it involves a particular event in someone's life

  Memoir
• An online journal about a certain subject

  Blog
• Elements of an Autobiography

  1. A compelling title
  2. Personal information
  3. Significant experiences
  4. Failures and Achievements
  5. Interesting or Inspiring Ending
• Types of Biography

  • Popular - general
  • Critical - relationship between the life and the work
  • Historical - subjects life historical figures
  • Literary - narratives
  • Reference - scholarly writings
  • Fictional
• Types of Journalism

  • Conventional
  • New Journalism