Creative nonfiction piece (2-3 pages): Creative nonfiction employs techniques used both in fictional literary works and nonfiction writing. Some literary devices you may consider using Flashbacks Foreshadowing Imagery Irony Metaphor/simile Symbolism Alliteration Repetition Dialogue Plot Examples of nonfiction Academic writing Biography Autobiography/memoir Journalism Letters Reviews Travelogue Technical/scientific writing Journals Textbooks Cookbooks History Your piece may be written in 1st, 2nd or 3rd person. You may use any structure (essay format, letter, individual vignettes, prose poetry, journal entry, etc). Be as traditional or experimental as youd like. Note that your piece may be about any person, place, event, object (etc) that is true/real. It may be personal or not. You have some leeway (creative license) when it comes to recreating dialogue or detailsthe words need not be exact, as long as they keep true to the essence of the narrative.
