What is Feature Writing?

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tells the reader tells the reader a story. It has a a story. It has a beginning beginning (lead), middle (lead), middle and end. It uses and end. It uses quotes liberally quotes liberally and allows the and allows the reader to see reader to see the story the story through through detailed detailed description and description and vivid writing.vivid writing.

Kinds of Feature Story:• Human Interest

Feature• Personality Sketch• Historical Feature• Analytical Feature• Seasonal Feature• Travelogue• Entertainment Feature• News Feature

• Informative FeatureInformative Feature• Interpretative FeatureInterpretative Feature• ““How-to” FeaturesHow-to” Features• Personal Experience Personal Experience

FeatureFeature• Unusual FeatureUnusual Feature• Interview FeatureInterview Feature• Science FeatureScience Feature• Sports FeatureSports Feature

Kinds of Novelty Lead • Narrative Lead• Descriptive Lead• Quotation Lead• Question Lead• Teaser• Punch Lead• Astonisher• One word lead• Proverb Lead• Background Lead• Freak Lead • Contrast Lead• Staccato Lead

Body • Involves the arrangement of the story

materials in a manner that will sustain the interest of the readers and will flow smoothly from introduction to end

• Written in pyramid structureTypes of Feature Endings1. Summary Ending 2. The Stinger3. Climax4. Un-ending.• Though-provoking question• Proverb• Suggested result of significance• Forecast 1. Quotation2. Repetition or reference to the title or the

lead.