Rhetorical Functions in Academic Writing: Classifying / categorising

Exercise

Look at the following kinds of writing and write a description of your classification.

WRITING    
Fiction Popular  
  • Mystery - focuses on crime and solving the crime
   
  • Romance - the heroic lover overcomes impossible odds to be with his true love
   
  • Science fiction/fantasy - includes distant worlds and futuristic technologies
   
  • Suspense/thriller - dominated by action in which physical threat is a constant companion,
   
  • Western - involves life on America's post Civil War western frontier
   
  • Horror - with the intention to frighten readers by exploiting their fears,
   
  • Historical - the story is set among historical events
  Literary  
  • Novel
   
  • Short story
   
  • Fables
   
  • Fairy tale
   
  • Play
   
  • Poems
Non-Fiction  
  • Narrative - tells a story
   
  • Descriptive - creates a clear picture
   
  • Expository - gives information
   
  • Persuasive - convinces the reader