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2 Genres of Creative Writing

This document provides an overview of different genres of creative writing including imaginative writing, technical writing, poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction. It defines each genre and provides examples to illustrate the key characteristics and purposes of each type of creative writing. The document also differentiates between imaginative and technical writing, and outlines some modern fiction formats such as hyperlink fiction and six word stories.

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2 Genres of Creative Writing

This document provides an overview of different genres of creative writing including imaginative writing, technical writing, poetry, fiction, drama, and creative nonfiction. It defines each genre and provides examples to illustrate the key characteristics and purposes of each type of creative writing. The document also differentiates between imaginative and technical writing, and outlines some modern fiction formats such as hyperlink fiction and six word stories.

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CREATIVE
WRITING CLASS
Imaginative Writing
 It expresses the writer’s thought
and feelings in a creative, unique,
and poetic way. Its main purpose is
to entertain and educate. Its
content is imaginative, metaphoric,
and symbolic. Its language is
informal, artistic, and figurative
Imaginative Writing
Examples:
• poetry, short stories, novels, travel
articles, nature articles, sport articles,
autobiography, memoir, interview,
comic, play scripts, and hypertext.
Technical Writing
 A form of writing technical
communication or documentation
in science and technology that
helps people understand a
product or service. Its main
purpose is to inform and to trigger
the person into action such as
Technical Writing
Examples:
• User manual, legal analyses, summary
of experiments for journal
publications, articles for trade
publication, and sales pitch (training
manuals, operation guides, and
promotional brochures.
Imaginative writing and technical
writing differ in purpose,
audience, language, and tone.
Genres of Creative
Writing
Genres of Creative Writing
1. Poetry
2. Fiction
3. Drama
4. Creative Non-fiction
Poetry
• It is said to be the oldest kind of
literature as it predates even the
written word. In its earliest form,
poems were recited and passed on
from one person to the next.
Poetry
• The concentration of poetry lies on
the line and its rhythmic qualities,
and traditionally, a strict form or
dependence on meter.
Poetry
• Today however, with the invention
of free verse, there are numerous
ways that a poem can delineate
from convention.
Fiction
• It is a form of prose that depicts
imaginary events and people.
Novels, novellas, and short stories
are the examples.
Fiction
• Recent trends have also introduced
us to other formats such as
hyperlink fiction and six word
stories. It pays close attention to
elements central to fiction – plot,
character, setting, and conflict.
Hyperlink story
Six word story
Drama
• It is a fiction written to be performed.
Although it is traditionally written in
verse, contemporary modes of drama
now use prose and these are
sometimes set to music or dance. This
genre places and emphasis on
dialogue and stage direction.
Creative nonfiction
• It uses literary techniques to write
about facts, actual events, and people.
It distinguishes itself from technical or
news writing by using literary devices
such as imagery and dialogue. A
separate worktext is available for this
topic.

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