Development & Tradition of the Essay Flashcards
Expository Essay
An essay that presents information and explains ideas
Descriptive Essay
An essay describing actual people, places or things
Familiar Essay
An essay that deals lightly, perhaps humorously with personal maters or opinions
Formal Essay
An essay that addresses a subject seriously and with formal diction and logical organization
Informal Essay
A loosely organized essay with informal diction and less serious tone or purpose than a formal essay
Narrative Essay
An essay that tells a story with great attention to ideas
Periodical Essay
A brief essay written for publication that uses humor and satire and follows an informal style
Personal Essay
An informal essay usually about the writer’s life or another personal subject
Persuasive Essay
An essay which attempts to persuade the reader that a particular point of view is correct
Who originated the essay genre?
Michel de Montaigne
Francis Bacon
English essayist. Essays and Counsels, a collection of brief formal essays
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine, sparked American Revolution
