Hello guys… semoga hari kalian menyenangkan yahh. Ok hari
ini kita akan membahas tentang four types of writing. Mari kita simak
bersama-sama penjelasannya dibawah ini….
A writer’s style is a reflection of his or her personality,
unique voice, and way of approaching the audience and readers.
However, every piece writers write is for a specific
purpose—for example, writers may want to explain how something works or
persuade people to agree with their point of view. While there are as many
writer's styles as there are writers, there are only four general purposes that
lead someone to write a piece, and these are known as the four styles, or
types, of writing. Knowing all four different types and their usages is
important for any writer.
Here are the categories and their definitions:
1. Expository
Expository writing's main purpose is to explain. It is a
subject-oriented writing style, in which authors focus on telling you about a
given topic or subject without voicing their personal opinions. These types of
essays or articles furnish you with relevant facts and figures but do not
include their opinions. This is one of the most common types of writing. You
always see it in textbooks and how-to articles. The author just tells you about
a given subject, such as how to do something.
Example:
Many people associate the taste of pumpkins with fall. In
October, companies from Starbucks to McDonalds roll out their pumpkin-flavored
lattes and desserts. Here is how to make an easy pumpkin pie using only five
ingredients. First, make sure you have all of the ingredients.
2. Descriptive
Descriptive writing's main purpose is to describe. It is a
style of writing that focuses on describing a character, an event, or a place
in great detail. It can be poetic when the author takes the time to be very
specific in his or her descriptions.
Example:
In good descriptive writing, the author will not just say:
“The vampire killed his lover.”
He or she will change the sentence, focusing on more details
and descriptions, like: “The bloody, red-eyed vampire, sunk his rust-colored
teeth into the soft skin of his lover and ended her life."
3. Persuasive
Persuasive writing's main purpose is to convince. Unlike
expository writing, persuasive writing contains the opinions and biases of the
author. To convince others to agree with the author's point of view, persuasive
writing contains justifications and reasons. It is often used in letters of
complaint, advertisements or commercials, affiliate marketing pitches, cover
letters, and newspaper opinion and editorial pieces.
Example:
Following the 2012 Olympic Games hosted in London, the UK
Trade and Investment department reported a £9.9 billion boost to the economy.
Although it is expensive to host the Olympics, if done right, they can provide
real jobs and economic growth. This city should consider placing a bid to host
the Olympics.
4. Narrative
Narrative writing's main purpose is to tell a story. The author
will create different characters and tell you what happens to them (sometimes
the author writes from the point of view of one of the characters—this is known
as first person narration). Novels, short stories, novellas, poetry, and
biographies can all fall in the narrative writing style.
Example:
“I don’t think that’s a good idea,” said Jaelyn.
“You never used to be such a girl!” retorted Orin, pushing
open the door.
Reluctantly, Jaelyn followed.
This is a narrative because it’s telling a story. There are
different characters conversing, and a plot is unravelling.
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