What Is the Purpose of Writing?
Commonly, when we write something it is for the purpose of not forgetting and having a concrete and
physical evidence of that thought. It acts as an aid to our ever fickle memory that tends to fade over time.
Writing, though, has four basic purposes that it serves, namely:
Narration – Termed as narrative writing, the purpose of this type of writing is to tell a story and well,
everybody just loves a good story. This type of writing is often appealing to most since almost everyone
enjoys telling and hearing stories. A narrative arranges events in a chronological order citing a clear
beginning, middle, and end or conclusion. Now that rings a bell.
Exposition – Otherwise known as expository writing which aims to explain or inform. (come to think of
it, it does sound eerily familiar to this article) Literary examples of which include news reports,
informative essays, instruction manuals, and research papers.
Description – Descriptive writing involves an artist (you) painting a picture with words (writing).
Examples include that of advertisements or photo captions. Descriptive writing offers you the feel of all
the senses without you being actually there or experiencing the real thing.
Persuasion – Persuasive writing is directed at the purpose of convincing a reader to the writer’s point of
view. This type of writing takes a lot of logical thinking and technical skill, together with knowledge of
the subject and the strong drive to get the message through the reader. Was the name Hitler ever
mentioned anywhere along the lines of being king of persuasion? Thankfully not (for all our sakes).
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