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The Essay

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1How many different essay types are there?There are NINE different types of essay.
2LIST the nine different types.Narration, Example/Expository, Description, Cause & Effect, Analogy & Related Devices, Comparison & Contrast, Process Analysis, Argumentation & Persuasion, and Classification.
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3Define the NARRATION essay.In simple time order, from the first event to the last event, tells a story that illustrates a point.
4Define the EXAMPLE/EXPOSITORY essay.Gives one in-depth example, or a number of shorter examples, that explain the point.
5Define the DESCRIPTION essay.Recreates for the reader, through the most vivid language possible, your own or another person's experience with the subject.
6Define the CAUSE & EFFECT essay.Explains by showing how one situation or event causes another.
7Define the COMPARISON & CONTRAST essay.Explains by showing how two things are like or unlike each other.
8Define the ANALOGY & RELATED DEVICES essay.In comparing two things, use the one to explain the other.
9Define the CLASSIFICATION essay.Makes a point by dividing the parts of the subject into categories.
10Define the PROCESS ANALYSIS essay.Shows how something happens or how something is done.
11Define the ARGUMENTATION & PERSUASION essay.Using any pattern that works, makes a point through logic and/or emotion.
12Can one essay be an amalgamation of the nine types?YES - DEFINITELY! Most essays are.