Types of text
In general, we categorise texts as fiction and non-fiction or formal and informal writing. Fiction works are based on imagination and non-fiction on facts.
Typical types of fiction are: prose, drama and poetry. Key features:
There are seven different types of texts, depends on the aim its author has or the purpose it was written for.
Typical types of fiction are: prose, drama and poetry. Key features:
- It tries to entertain the reader.
- It is often based on a story.
- It uses descriptive words, mostly adjectives and adverbs.
- It uses pictures or depicts a scene to engross the reader in a story.
There are seven different types of texts, depends on the aim its author has or the purpose it was written for.
- Persuasive texts
- Instructive texts
- Informative texts
- Descriptive texts
- Explanatory texts
- Argument texts
- Entertain texts
- Recount texts
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