A recount text is a non-fiction piece of writing that retells past events or experiences. The purpose of a recount is to inform, entertain, and/or evaluate. Recounts are usually based on the experience of the writer and can focus on a variety of topics. There are different styles of recounting, including literary recounts, which retell a series of events for the purpose of entertainment. Recounts have a specific structure, which includes an introduction that answers the questions of who, where, and when, a main body that describes what happened in chronological order, and an ending that explains how it felt and what will happen next. Recounts use past tense and time connectives to show the order of events. The purpose of a recount is to state facts and observations about an event or experience.