nonfiction prose
True narrative text
Nonfiction prose is writing that presents factual information in ordinary sentences and paragraphs rather than verse.
The category includes essays, journalism, biography, memoir, history, and criticism—anything written about real events, people, or ideas in continuous prose form.
Her nonfiction prose won more awards than her novels.
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- manifestoPublished statement of principles
- biographyWritten life account
- instruction manualWritten usage directions
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
essay · travel essay · textbook · memoir · personal narrative · opinion piece · user guide · long form journalism · investigative report · diary · personal essay · meditation · travelogue · ethnography · manual · almanac · report · reference work
nonfiction prosefiction
Imagined narrative work
fictional prose · prose fiction · novels · short stories · fantasy
nonfiction prosepoetry
Metrical literary composition
verse · poetic verse · lyric poetry · epic poetry · sonnets
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