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== Essay == | |||
* | * a short form of writing on a topic | ||
* | * from French"essai" meaning "trial, attempt" | ||
** takes a position for or against something | ** and Latin ''exagium'' for "weighing, or a weight" | ||
*** ''ex''- out or from + ''agere'' "to set in motion" | |||
* "essay" also relates to "trying" or "effort" | |||
** the verb "essay" means "to put to test or experiment" | |||
== Academic == | |||
== Argumentative == | |||
takes a position for or against something | |||
** IOW, it describes another experience, perspective, or point of view | |||
== Expository == | |||
* from Latin ''exponere'' for "set forth" | |||
** in the sense of explaining | |||
* also called "commentary" | |||
* takes non-argumentative approach | |||
** but necessarily takes a position on a topic | |||
== Journalistic == | |||
* explains or describes an issue, situation, event, etc. from a third-party point of view | |||
** IOW, it describes another experience, perspective, or point of view | |||
== Narrative == | |||
* tells a story | |||
== Personal == | |||
== Persuasive == | |||
== Polemic/ polemical == | |||
* a form of argumentative that focuses on opposing another or alternative points of view | |||
* generally addresses controversial topics | |||
* "polemic" is from Greek ''polemikos'' for "war" | |||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
[[Category:Language Arts]] | [[Category:Language Arts]] | ||
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