subject which can be associated on close attributes of the real

Nonfiction is a wide kind of compositions that incorporates all experiences.

books that are not established in an anecdotal account. Creative
2. Creative nonfiction lets the writer to engage on his personal
nonfiction can be classified in history and biography; it might be reflection about the subject. After gathering information, the writer
instructional; it can offer publication and humor; and it can mull needs to scrutinize and analyze the gathered information. Assessing
over philosophical requests. If a book is not delved in a made-up and considering his ideologies and beliefs. Through this, it will help
story, by then it is certified. the writer to be more factual based.
3. Creative nonfiction instructs the author to do a complete
◦Fact. The core of nonfiction is fact. Factual information shall be research. The author needs to find out relevant and vital
included in the piece and not a made up information. information about the subject. The writer needs to finish
◦Extensive research. Conducting and gathering information through investigating and weighing information that will be included in the
research provide accurate and reliable information that you may story. Finishing auxiliary examination will lead to create a complete
use in writing your nonfiction write-up. and substantial contents. For an instance, looking into an individual
◦Reportage/reporting. Documenting the gathered information like diary, or meeting a companion or relative, to guarantee that the
interview and reports helps you keep records and files for future data is honest and genuine.
usages.
4. The fourth aspect of creative nonfiction is reading. Reading while
◦Personal experience and personal opinion. Since the main source
conducting research is not enough. The writer must recall the
of contents are based from the personal experiences and personal
components through reading to improve and make some
insights of the writer, it makes an easy way to write a piece.
modifications.
◦Explanation/Exposition. Explaining the story to the reader is
expected to attain the objectives of the piece. 5. The final element of creative nonfiction is writing. Writing
◦Essay format. The outputs in creative nonfiction are often in essay imaginative true to life is both a workmanship and specialty. The
format. Examples: Procedural Essay, Personal Essay, Literary essays, craft of inventive true to life necessitates that the essayist utilizes
descriptive essay. his gifts, senses, innovative capacities, and creative mind to
compose paramount imaginative true to life.
The following is a list of the most common literary devices that Types of Creative Nonfiction
writers incorporate into their nonfiction writing: Creative nonfiction always deals on reality. Reality can be about
◦Storytelling/narration. The goal, challenges and obstacles, a using the topics like the use of individual encounter, occasion, or
turning point, and resolution of the story shall be delivered issue in the open eye. There are different classes or categories to
spontaneously to help the readers understand the flow of the story. consider in creative nonfiction such as the individual article, journal,
◦Character/Characterization. In a nonfiction story, characters are and life account.
also important. The main character serves as the core or central  Personal Essay. The writer uses information that is based on
idea of the storyline. The story revolves to the experiences of the personal experience or a single event, which leads in significant
main character with the help of the other characters. personal meaning or a lesson learned that he encountered. The
◦Setting, atmosphere and scene. The writer creates scenes that are writer uses the first person “I.”
action-oriented; include dialogue; and contain vivid descriptions.
 Memoir. The writer creates a real story within a time or period of
◦Plot and plot structure. These are the main events that make up
life, one that contributed a significant personal meaning and truth.
the story. In a personal essay, there might be only one event. In a
The writer uses the first person “I” in the story.
memoir, there are often several significant events.
◦Figurative language. The use of figurative languages helps the  Literary journalism essay. The writer creates an output on an
writer to provide aesthetics to the piece. It gives vibrant effect to issue or topic using the understood literary devices, such as the
the story. elements of fiction and figurative languages.
◦Imagery. The use of different sensory images helps also to add  Autobiography. The writer writes his/her own life story, from
color in writing a nonfiction piece. birth to the present, using the first person “I.”
◦Angle/Point of view. Most of the time nonfiction adheres with the  Travel Writing. The writer creates article narration about travel
use of First Person Point of View since the experiences are being using literary devices and figurative languages.
told.  Food writing. The writer crafts stories about food and cuisine
◦Dialogue. This can help to make the story run within the using literary techniques that mat lead to a review and
characters. recommendation.
◦Theme. It is the central idea or universal truth presented in the  Profiles. The writer constructs life stories of people using literary
work. devices.
In a blog of Hood (2012), he identified the toolbox of techniques
The 5’Rs of Creative Nonfiction
that writers are expected to use when writing creative nonfiction.
Lee Gutkind, who is a writer, professor, and expert on creative
 Topic and Question. In prewriting, you need to choose a topic and
nonfiction, wrote an essay called “The Five R’s of Creative
then try to link possible questions to be answered. In doing this, it
Nonfiction.” In this essay, he identified five essential elements of
helps you to focus on the areas that you intend to highlight, For
creative nonfiction. These include:
instance, in choosing a topic on a travelogue, you need to formulate
1. Creative nonfiction uses a real life elements. The writer creates
questions like How to get there? What are the amenities or
concepts of a story using the vital and real information about the
activities that can be done? The transportation fares and routes.
 Narrative Structure or Shape of a Story. Narrative structure lets  Point of View- first person “I”, Second Person “You”, third person
you to discover within the way on delivering the story through “He/She”
narration, meaning that you discover the details of the story and its  Character development- Developing character through action,
structure as you write. In creative nonfiction, there are five popular dialogue, description
narrative structures or shapes  Vivid Description-descriptions that are concrete and specific
Narrative structure: Telling the story chronologically, from  Use of imagery-literal imagery through description; figurative
beginning to end. imagery with simile or metaphor
 Braided Structure: Telling a story by weaving or combining two,  Theme-the meaning of the story
sometimes three, narratives or stories.
The narrative arc is used to write a personal narrative essay,
 Collage: Using a thematic and segmented approach that sometimes a memoir. The opinion essay, meditative essay, and
combines a quotation or two, poem, scene, metaphor, simile, collage essay don’t require a narrative. These sorts of essays tend to
allusion, personification, image, vignette, anecdote, a short, short, be structured around a theme.
true story, with an epiphany. Poetic Devices-Figurative Language. You’ll often use one or more
of the follow-ing poetic devices to write creative nonfiction:
 Frame: Telling a story by opening with a particular scene or
 Simile  Metaphor  Symbolism  Personification  Imagery
reflecting and closing with a particular scene or reflection.
 Assonance and alliteration  Allusion
 Narrative with Flashback: Telling a story using scene, summary, Experienced Writers often use any of the above to write creative
reflection, and flashbacks. nonfiction. Simile and metaphor are the tools of choice.
Distinctive Voice, Style, and Intimate Point of View. All good Personal Reflection. In most types of creative nonfiction, you’ll
writers have a distinctive voice, which is the persona of the writer share personal reflection with the reader. These can include:
expressed on the age. Good writers also have a unique style.  Personal thoughts and feelings  Opinions  Ruminations
Additionally have a one of a kind style. An author's style is his/her  Personal perspective  stream of consciousness  Mediations
demeanor of persona on the page. It incorporates decision of
expression, sentence assortment, and tone, perspective, utilization
Personal refection is required to write a memoir. It is also used to
of illustration, and other abstract gadgets. The tone of the keeping
write a personal narrative, opinion, meditative, and lyrical essay.
in touch with itself is in every case well disposed, conversational.
Personal reflection can also be incorporated into literary journalism.
Stories are regularly told utilizing the main individual perspective.
Word Choice/Diction. Check to see that you use language in a fresh
Detail and Description. Creative writing is often a form of
and original way, making note of connotation, the implied meaning
discovery. As you compose, you review the subtleties, the
of the word. As well, selecting words with the best meaning.
recollections, the pictures, the felt feeling, the more profound
Meaning refers to diction. Avoid using clichés and jargon.
importance. You'll review from memory critical, specific subtleties
Sentence Variety (Length and structure). Use short and long, and a
and afterward thinks of them down. You'll make distinctive
variety of syntax to create a personal essay, memoir, or literary
depictions with solid, explicit, and specific subtleties. You don't
journalism. Sentence variety includes:
need to incorporate everything about, those that are huge or
 Intentional Fragment. e.g. A pen. Pad of paper. Time, lots of time.
significant. Frequently you'll utilize tactile symbolism, language that
Experimentation. A creative mind. These are the requirements of
conjures the feeling of sight, smell, taste, contact, or hearing. The
creative writing.
reason for including subtlety is to reproduce the involvement with
the psyche of the readers.  Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex sentences
Scene and Summary. One of the most important techniques of  Parallel structure in sentences, e.g. I require a pen, pad of paper,
creative nonfiction is writing in scenes. A scene recreates the spare time, experimentation, and a creative mind, to write
experience of the writer for the reader. A scene evokes. To write a creatively, to write poetry, to write fiction, to write a personal
scene, you must show the reader what is happening. A scene often essay, to write anything.
includes:  Declarative (statement of fact), Interrogative (ask a question),
Setting - time and place of the story . Action - something that exclamatory (emphatic) sentences
happens .Dialogue - something being said. Vivid description -  Inverted sentence. E.g. The book of poetry he wrote…The film,
concrete and specific details .Imagery - language that invokes the script, the special effects, the story, I enjoyed.
reader’s sense of sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing .Point of View -  Lose sentence and periodic sentences. When writing a periodic
first, second, third persons .Figurative language - simile, metaphor, sentence, the main idea and clause are at the end of the sentence.
etc. .Beginning, middle and ending - a scene has a beginning, For a lose sentence, the main idea and independent clause are at
middle and end. Summary involves telling the reader what the beginning of the sentence.
happened. Telling means to summarize and to compress, leaving Lyrical Language. Sometimes, a writer will use a lyrical style to
out the details and descriptions. Telling is explaining. express emotion and evoke emotion in the reader. This is often the
Techniques of Fiction. You’ll also rely on the techniques of fiction to case when writing a lyrical essay. The writing style is based on the
tell a true story, including: following:
 Setting-time and place and context, which provides the backdrop  repetition of words, phrases, clauses;  parallel structure;
to the true story
 rhyme, both rhyme and internal rhyme;  alliteration and
 Narrative Arc ( inciting incident, conflict and setback, climax, assonance; and  sensory imagery.
epiphany, resolution)
Here are the main reasons to use literary devices in your writing:
1. Include special effects in writing. Some portion of appearing, and
not telling, through your story includes the utilization of literary
devices and different strategies in your narration.
2. Establish connection with your audience. You can bring the
reader into your story, and urge them to connect with the content.
Literary devices can stimulate the reader’s mind, and giving them a Literary Definition Example
deeper reading experience. Elements
3. Interests hooks the reader. Without literary devices, there is a Allusion A literary device that “Don't act like a
huge possibility that the story will be dull and boring. By refers to external Romeo in front of
incorporating literary techniques in your writing, you add vivid color people, events, or her.” – “Romeo” is a
and interests to your words, and avoid being a dull. things. These are reference to
4. Use abstract information. More common in fiction stories, people who are not Shakespeare's
literary devices can help the author convey abstract concepts or part of the story Romeo, a
information to the reader. They can help communicate the work’s
itself. passionate lover of
overall meaning or theme, without the writer having to directly
Juliet, in “Romeo
state the purpose.
and Juliet”.
5. Establish clear and vivid pictures with your words. Literary
Alliteration Alliteration is a I saw thousands of
devices like imagery can help to create visual pictures or imageries
in the reader’s imagination. device where an bats, screeching and
initial consonant screaming which
Some common reasons why authors use literary devices are to: sounds is being seemed like they
1. Illustrate the storyline; repeated in the saw hunters and
2. Clarify certain points or concepts; words of a phrase or tried to fly in
3. Convey abstract information; a sentence. different directions.
4. Draw attention to important pieces of the story or topic; Anaphora Anaphora is a It was the best of
5. Engage and captivate readers; repetition of the times, it was the
6. Encourage readers to interact with the story a little deeper; and same word or phrase worst of times
7. Enhance the reader’s experience. at the beginning of during the times of
successive chal-lenges like this
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hyperbole, and symbolism. determine the style ditetshiwa in the
Numerous individuals do not have the foggiest idea about genuine in which the person Philippines. Filipino
names of abstract gadgets, so they do not understand these is speaking or People are united
components when they experience them in regular circumstances. writing. It can be a and the whole
While these abstract components are most regularly utilized, there formal, informal, nation is into it.
are various different gadgets that are alive and utilized by essayists. colloquial, slang or There are so many
Reasons to Use Literary Elements in Writing poetic. anech-anech like
The number one rule to writing is to “show, don’t tell”. the colorful
You have to illustrate the story to your readers. Using literary decorations and
elements will clearly help the readers to establish the scenarios of there are variety of
the stories. Utilizing these elements will help you to have vivid foods. Anes pa?
illustrations. Readers do not want a story to be told but rather to Let’s find more-
see the storyline by showing it to them. Readers want to know more ga-nap.
what the characters perceptions, emotions, and what the Euphemism a mild or indirect No one wants to be
characters see in the story and how would they react on these. word or expression with him because
This is where the use of literary elements come into play. By substituted for one his attitude is
utilizing literary element techniques in your literary outputs, you considered to be too unattractive and
will form an interesting and unforgettable experience to your harsh or blunt when sub-standard to
readers. refer-ring to women’s choice.
Even if you are learning how to become a non-fiction author, you something
will want to use literary devices because they are an effective way unpleasant or
to captivate readers on any topic. embarrassing.
Epistrophe The repetition of a I want the best, and
word or phrase at we need the best,
the end of a and we deserve the
sentence. best.
Flashbacks It is an interjected In a story about a sound of some-thing. The telephone rings.
scene that takes the girl who is afraid of Oxymoron A combination of The experiences
narrative back in heights, there is a con-trasting, or that we had were
time from the flashback to a time opposite, words. really bitter sweet
current point in the when she fell off of memories to us.
story. the top of a Paradox A sentence or a Keep your friends
playground as a phrase that appears close, and your
young child. contradictory, but enemies closer.
Foreshadowing A clue at what will It was a cold stormy implies some kind
happen next, or at night that would truth.
some point, in the introduce her to Assonance Repetition of vowel When we had our
story. eternal darkness, sounds in every word vacation, the
forever changing in a line or a teachers reached
the course of her sentence. the beach concert
life. of The Meech Band.
Hyperbole Extreme I’m so hungry, I can Consonance Repetition of The female, more
exaggeration of a eat a whole cow. consonant sounds than my thumb, are
real event or within the words in a shimmering in their
situation. line or a sentence. maroon dresses.
Imagery A literary device that As I unveiled the
appeals to the beige curtain of my
reader’s physical cottage’s window, I
senses. witnessed a
picturesque view of
Carmona. It was
intensively heaven.
Juxtaposition When a writer places In the classic movie
two contrasting The Godfather,
concepts, people, or when baptism
events directly side- scenes were
by-side in a sentence juxtaposed with
or paragraph. murder scenes.
Motif when a recurrent The presence of
element (such as an older female villains
image, sound, or in Disney
concept) is found adaptations.
throughout a story,
to help develop the
theme, or central
message.
Metaphor An implicit Your brother is an
comparison be- angel for me.
tween two or more
things.
Simile An explicit My love for you is
comparison be- like this river flow. It
tween two or more won’t stop.
things using the
words "like" or "as."
Personification When a writer gives Leaves dance with
inani-mate objects or the wind.
inhuman beings (like
animals) human
characteristics or
attributes.
Onomatopoeia A word or phrase Kring… Kring…
that con-veys the Kring…