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Non-Fiction Terms

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A writer's account of another person's life which includes both facts and opinions.   Biography  
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A writer's account of his or her own life which gives the writer's perspective.   Autobiography  
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A writer's account of significant periods in his or her own life which reflect historical events and/or social issues.   Memoir  
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Relatively short pieces of writing on a single subject that can be informal or formal   Essay  
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Type of essay which presents or explains information or ideas.   Expository  
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Type of essay which attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular point of view.   Persuasive  
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Type of essay which presents a writer's thoughts or feelings on a subject.   Personal  
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Type of article that focuses on facts about a certain subject.   Informative  
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Type of article that appears in magazines and newspapers and focuses on interesting people or events.   Feature  
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Conversation in which one person asks another person questions.   Interview  
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Record of an interview which is word-for-word what was said   Transcript  
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Record of an interview which contains the interviewer's own interpretation of the responses.   Profile  
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True tales of heroism, survival, and adventure.   True-Life Adventure  
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Story which contains material from the writer's own life.   Autobiographical Fiction  
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