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    Kinds of Essay

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    There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays create a picture or image, expository essays present facts and the writer's opinion on a topic, and persuasive essays aim to change the reader's viewpoint. There are also other sub-types like argumentative, compare/contrast, and cause/effect essays. Overall, the document provides definitions and examples of the major essay types to help distinguish between them.

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    There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays create a picture or image, expository essays present facts and the writer's opinion on a topic, and persuasive essays aim to change the reader's viewpoint. There are also other sub-types like argumentative, compare/contrast, and cause/effect essays. Overall, the document provides definitions and examples of the major essay types to help distinguish between them.

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    There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays create a picture or image, expository essays present facts and the writer's opinion on a topic, and persuasive essays aim to change the reader's viewpoint. There are also other sub-types like argumentative, compare/contrast, and cause/effect essays. Overall, the document provides definitions and examples of the major essay types to help distinguish between them.

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    There are four main types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story, descriptive essays create a picture or image, expository essays present facts and the writer's opinion on a topic, and persuasive essays aim to change the reader's viewpoint. There are also other sub-types like argumentative, compare/contrast, and cause/effect essays. Overall, the document provides definitions and examples of the major essay types to help distinguish between them.

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    The passage discusses the different types of essays including narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays.

    The four major kinds of essays are narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive essays.

    A narrative essay is an essay that tells a story, recounts an event or incidents to project the theme of the writer.

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    We often got confused with the different types of essays when we


    search the web as there are really a lot of them. You have the
    argumentative essay examples, comparative essay examples,
    informative essay examples, and interview essay examples. However,
    in general, there are only four broad categories of essays: narrative
    essay, descriptive essay, expository essay, and persuasive essay. The
    different purposes of these essays are to tell or narrate a story, paint or
    describe a picture, state the facts, and convince the audience,
    respectively. The other types are just sub-types.
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    4 Major Kinds of Essay

    ✘ Narrative Essay
    ✘ Descriptive Essay
    ✘ Expository Essay
    ✘ Persuasive Essay
    4

    4 Major Kinds of Essay

    Narrative Essay Descriptive Essay


    An essay that tells a story, An essay which aims to
    recount an event or picture to create an image
    incidents to project the of someone or something
    theme of the writer. that caught the attention of
    the essayist.
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    4 Major Kinds of Essay

    Expository Essay
    When it comes to an expository essay, it is aimed at an estimation
    of the subject from your point of view. That is why it requires
    research to be carried out. It is not an easy type of essay as your
    knowledge of the subject has to be based not only on the
    information you get from someone else but mostly on your own
    experience.
    Don't forget that your opinion is the foundation of your essay.
    Though, your paper should be long extensive and well written.
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    4 Major Kinds of Essay


    Persuasive Essay
    This type of essay is opposite to an argumentative essay. It is aimed
    at changing the readers' point of view completely, taking the author's
    one as an axiom. It is a stronger and more difficult type of essay as it
    requires a better understanding of the subject and good skills in
    criticizing the opponents.
    Remember that your essay has to be solid as a wall because your
    personal traits have no influence on a reader. It doesn't matter how
    you look, speak or wear. The only weapons of yours are words. Your
    audience should want to accept your viewpoint as the only one that
    makes sense.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Character Essay Reflective Essay
    Either biographical or autobiographical A composition that stimulates
    in nature, it gives the life story of a man thinking and is based upon keen and
    or presents a certain part of a life wise observation of life. A reflective
    history. this is a type of essay which essay is an essay in which the writer
    requires an understanding of the examines his or her experiences in
    character in question. These  life. The writer then writes about
    kinds of essays are used to analyze those experiences, exploring how he
    characters in a literary piece. One of the or she has changed, developed or
    aims would be to make a profile and grown from those experiences.
    analyze the characters thoroughly.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Nature Essay Speculative Essay
    An essay that expounds on the An essay that theories or poses a
    relation of man, God and nature. questions on an interesting subject or
    (It may also be a writing that topic in contemporary relevance.
    gives emphasis to the local Speculative essays are nonfiction
    colour.) works aimed at hypothesizing on the
    future circumstances surrounding a
    given subject. These works are
    considered nonfiction due their
    speculations being based on scientific
    data or other hard evidence rather than
    notions that may have little to no basis
    in reality.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Scientific Essay Periodical Essay
    A scientific essay is an article A journalistic composition
    whereby you have to analyze reflecting the ever changing
    a scientific issue or problem and taste and attitude of man and
    then try to develop a solution on society. type of writing that is
    the basis of factual information issued on a regular basis as a
    and perhaps provide some of your part of a series in editions such
    opinions on the matter as well. as journals, magazines,
    Contains excellent reasoning,
    newspapers or comic books. It
    clarity of expression and
    is typically published daily,
    organized presentation of ideas
    usually found in a scientific
    weekly, monthly or quarterly
    investigation and research. and is referenced by volume
    and issue.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Dedactic Essay
    An essay which is serious, sermonic or moralistic. It aims to state some
    philosophical concepts to teach a lesson of life. Didacticism describes a
    type of literature that is written to inform or instruct the reader,
    especially in moral or political lessons. While they are also meant to
    entertain the audience, the aesthetics in a didactic work of literature are
    subordinate to the message it imparts.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Critical Essay/Analytical Essay
    • A composition dealing with literacy criticism. It analyzes and evaluates
    the value of a book, movie or any work of art.
    • This type of essay focuses on weak and strong features of something. It is
    aimed at giving a characteristic of the subject to make reader aware of
    what you consider to be good or bad about it. These papers usually dwell
    upon how something is done or written. Did the author manage to do it
    correctly or not? Was his work persuasive? Was he successful in
    delivering his message to the audience? These are the questions you will
    have to answer in your essay.
    • The difficulty of this essay lies in the fact that you have to be well
    informed and have a deep understanding of the essence of the subject you
    criticize.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Definition Essay

    A definition essay is a type of essay that defines a term, a concept, or an


    idea. The difference, however, in a simple definition and a definition essay
    is that a simple definition is a literal definition, while a definition essay
    covers all the connotative and denotative definitions of a term. A definition
    essay introduces the term, concept, or idea being defined, presents clear
    and specific information about the term, and uses examples to clarify it.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Compare and Contrast Essay

    This type of essay is aimed to dwell upon on differences and similarities


    between two objects, events, things, etc. The reader should receive a clear
    understanding of what certain things have in common and what is different
    about them. The writer has to be well informed about both subjects in order to
    provide the reader with a clear comparison of the two subjects.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Cause and Effect Essay

    This type of essay is destined to focus on the sequence of an event and the
    result of it. It reminds some a study where you are to show what cause has led
    to a particular result. In case there are more causes than results or fewer causes
    than results the writer has to explore them separately. The cause & effect essay
    requires the writer to draw a logical connection between the reasons of a
    certain event. To write a good essay of that type it is necessary to study the
    works on the similar topics to have a better understanding of how such research
    is done.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Process Essay

    When it comes to a process essay, one may find certain similarities with a
    cause and effect essay. This type of paper required the same level of
    understanding of the subject and how it works. It sometimes resembles a
    manual where the instructions to do something are given. To write this
    essay better, you are to perform the described process if possible as it is
    easier to tell about something you know well and good at.
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    Other Kinds of Essay


    Argumentative Essay

    When it comes to this type of essay, it should be noted that it is quite useful for
    any student on any level of education. The ultimate goal of this essay is to
    persuade the reader to take the author's viewpoint. It is not an easy thing to do
    as this paper is aimed at manipulating the other people's thoughts to change
    their attitude towards something.
    For this writing, you are to use firm language, proved facts and accurate and
    vivid illustrations as an evidence of your argument should be flawless. Stripped
    of these items your argumentative essay won't be persuasive enough and your
    influence on the reader will be minimal. What makes this type of essay more
    difficult is that you have to be ready to fight against opposing ideas, and your
    paper should contain the antidote to the critics of your viewpoint.

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