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A blog, shortened from "web log", is a website written by an individual or a small group about a particular subject. Blogs can be professional or personal, and often contain images and links in addition to writing.

A book is made of many sheets of paper or parchment, bound together down one side. Each sheet is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. Books can have lots of pictures or just words. They might have a story in them that is all true (non-fiction) or a story that someone has made up (fiction). Reading books is a hobby a lot of people enjoy.

A diary is a blank book in which you write about what is happening to you.

A similar word to diary is journal.

An essay is short piece of writing on a subject.

A letter can mean one of two things. A letter is either a letter in the alphabet, like the list of letters at the top of this page.
Or a letter is something you write to someone, put in an envelope and then send in the mail.

A poem is an artistic form of writing. Poems are written in verses and often rhyme.

A song is a short piece of musical composition. Most songs have words, and you use your voice to sing them.

A verse is a line in a poem or part of a song.