non-fiction narrative

realistic fiction

non-fiction descriptive

historical fiction

the use of past tense

uses first person point of view

provides limite knowlege about a person's life

expresses opinions and feelings

cause and effect

chronological

spatial (according to location)

most important to least important details

To entertain readers narrating amusing incidents in a person's life.

To inform the audience about the person's life.

To persuade readers to like/dislike the person being written about.

To motivate readers to be like the person beaing featured.

mood

tone

language style

language structure