| A | B |
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| Autobiography | Story of a person's life written by that person. (Usually 1st-person, focuses on their life.) |
| Biography | Account of a person's life written by someone else. (Third-person point of view.) |
| Memoir | 1st-person account of events in the author's life (usually subjects outside writer's own life.) |
| Essay | Short piece of writing devoted to a single topic. |
| Narrative Essay | Short composition that relates a true story from either the first or their-person point of view. |
| Persuasive Essay | Essay that promotes an opinion or position. |
| Expository Essay | Essay that offers information about a topic. (Explains, analyzes, comments, etc.) |
| Nonfiction | Writing about real people, events, and ideas. The broadest category of literature. |
