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Types of Writing

There are four main types of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Expository writing aims to explain and inform by exposing facts in a logical order without opinions. Descriptive writing helps readers visualize a scene using details of the five senses. Persuasive writing aims to influence readers by expressing opinions and providing evidence to support a point of view. Narrative writing tells a story, whether real or imaginary, with characters and dialogue.

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Types of Writing

There are four main types of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Expository writing aims to explain and inform by exposing facts in a logical order without opinions. Descriptive writing helps readers visualize a scene using details of the five senses. Persuasive writing aims to influence readers by expressing opinions and providing evidence to support a point of view. Narrative writing tells a story, whether real or imaginary, with characters and dialogue.

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Learn the Types of Writing: Expository, Descriptive, Persuasive, and

Narrative

Whether you write essays, business materials, fiction, articles, letters, or even just notes in your
journal, your writing will be at its best if you stay focused on your purpose. While there are many
reasons why you might be putting pen to paper or tapping away on the keyboard, there are really
only four main types of writing: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative.

Expository Writing
The word expository contains the word expose, so the reason expository is an apt descriptor for this
type of writing is that it exposes, or sets forth, facts. It is probably the most common writing genre
you will come across throughout your day. In an expository piece, a topic will be introduced and laid
out in a logical order without reference to the author’s personal opinions.

Expository writing can be found in:

Textbooks Journalism (except for opinion and editorial articles) Business writing Technical writing
Essays Instructions

All of these kinds of writing are expository because they aim to explain and inform.

The municipal government of Happy Ville unanimously approved the construction of sixty-two miles
of bike trails in 2017. Made possible by a new tax levy, the bike trails are expected to help the city
reach its sustainability and clean air goals while reducing traffic and congestion. Eighteen trailheads
with restrooms and picnic areas have been planned at a variety of access points. The city expects
construction to be complete in April 2021.

Descriptive Writing

The aim of descriptive writing is to help the reader visualize, in detail, a character, event, place, or
all of these things at once. The author might describe the scene in terms of all five senses.
Descriptive writing allows the writer a great deal more artistic freedom than expository writing does.

Descriptive writing can be found in:

Fiction Poetry Advertising Journal and diary writing

The children pedaled leisurely down the Happy Ville Bike Trail, their giggles and whoops
reverberating through the warm spring air. Sweet-scented wildflowers brought an array of color to
the gently undulating landscape, tempting the children to dismount now and then so they could lay
down in the spring, soft grass.
Persuasive Writing

The aim of persuasive writing, or argumentation, is to influence the reader to assume the author’s
point of view. The author will express personal opinions in the piece and arm him- or herself with
evidence so that the reader will agree with him or her.

Persuasive writing can be found in:

Advertising Opinion and editorial pieces Reviews Job applications

The bike trail is the glittering gem of Happy Ville’s new infrastructure. It winds through sixty-two
miles of lush landscape, dotted by clean and convenient facilities. If you haven’t experienced the
Happy Ville Bike Trail yet, ditch your car and head outside! Could life in Happy Ville get any more
idyllic?

Narrative Writing

The purpose of narrative writing is to tell a story, whether that story is real or imaginary. Pieces in a
narrative style will have characters, and through the narrative, the reader learns what happens to
them. Narrative writing can also include dialogue.

Narrative writing can be found in:

All types of fiction (e.g., novels, short stories, novellas) Poetry Biographies Human interest stories
Anecdotes

As I cycled down the trail, I heard children giggling and whooping just around the bend. I crested a
small hill and coasted down the curving path until I found the source of the noise. Three little girls
sat in the grass by a big oak tree. They were startled to see me, and I smiled kindly to put them at
ease.
“Whatcha doing?” I asked.
“Nothing,” they chirped in unison.

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