| An essay is an-fictional literary work that is written in | | | | anything between 2000-2500 words. A five |
| fulfillment of academic curricula. If we see the history | | | | paragraph essay is a highly structured form of essay |
| of an essay the first author who described his work | | | | writing which has a thesis statement, three body |
| as essays was the Frenchman Michel de Montaigne | | | | paragraphs which support the subject with research |
| who lived between the years 1533 to 1592. The first | | | | data and quotations and a formal conclusion. There |
| work in English essay writing was done by Englishman | | | | are many people who favor this form of essay |
| Francis Bacon. These were in the period of 1597 to | | | | writing as it helps to structure a student’s |
| 1625. Notable essayists who need a mention include | | | | thought process. There are others who are against |
| Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Rich, Thomas Babington | | | | this form of essay writing as they feel that the |
| Macaulay, George Orwell and Charles Lamb. There | | | | structure is too inflexible. Among the other different |
| are many different genres of essays but it is difficult | | | | kinds of essays a narrative essay covers the series |
| to describe a particular genre of an essay. An essay | | | | of experience of a person. The essay is written is |
| is generally a short piece of writing and the scope of | | | | either first person present tense or first person past |
| an essay is limited. One essay cannot cover all the | | | | tense. Narrative essays are based on the |
| dimensions of a topic on which it is written. Hence if | | | | narrator’s point of view and explain his ideas on |
| the essayist wants to cover all the details of a | | | | the topic. An argumentative essay is supported by |
| subject that is being written he writes may short | | | | facts and figures and has a logical conclusion to it. |
| essays. These essays are equivalent to a short novel | | | | This kind of essay tries to convince the reader of |
| and have all the details that one wants to know | | | | the author’s point of view. |
| about the subject. | | | | Essays can also be of non-literary types. Non-Literary |
| In modern day education essays have become a | | | | essays cover Visual arts, Music, Film and Photography. |
| formal mechanism to fulfill the requirements of an | | | | In visual arts an essay is an initial sketch of the final |
| educational course. Essays help in developing the | | | | sculpture or drawing and tests the artist’s |
| writing skills of the students and in many universities | | | | creativity. A photographic essay attempts to cover a |
| essay writing has become a tool for selecting | | | | scope of a topic with a series of photographs. Essay |
| students. Essays can be categorized into different | | | | writing is a skill which is developed over a period of |
| types such as a five paragraph essay, descriptive | | | | time and with experience. If you are interested in this |
| essays, Narrative essays, Compare and Contrast | | | | form of literary work you can surely make a |
| essays, Persuasive essays and Argumentative | | | | prosperous career out of this noble profession. |
| essays. An academic essay can have a word limit of | | | | |