Purposes+of+Text

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Purposes of Text 

Text can serve a variety of purposes. They can be **narrative**, **informational**, **poetic**, **persuasive**, or **biographical**.


 * Narrative** texts are recounts of events similar to story telling.


 * Informational** texts are texts that tell you information.


 * Poetic** texts refers to poems.


 * Persuasive** texts try to get you to believe something.

Practice: [|Bio-Cube] [|What's the Genre] [|Persuasive Practice] [|Author's Purpose] [|Common Persuasive Techniques] [|Poetic Devices] [|Different Types of Text Quiz]
 * Biographical** texts tell about a person’s life.

