Art of Essay Writing
I love essays! I enjoy reading them, checking them, teaching my
students how to generate them, but most of all I enjoy writing
them! You want to ask why. I hope after reading my article you
will understand. And I so much believe that you will also fall
in love with the incredible world of essays. Let's start our
trip from a short background. The word "essay" originated from
French word "essai" which means "attempt, effort, sketch". And
this translation reflects the essence of the task you are
assigned at your college. Really, it is your personal attempt to
give a challenging sketch on some engrossing issue. Unlike other
academic assignments, essay suggests freedom
of your creative work. Its main advantage is that you can write
it on any topic, in any style. Essay is your own point of view
on something you have heard, read, seen etc. The forefront of
the essay is your personality, your thoughts, feelings and your
life position. You have a unique chance to enter a reasonable
controversy with other authors, as the teacher expects you to
show your erudition in the subject. However, you should remember
that regardless freedom of the writing process, it is not that
easy at all. Because you are expected to find an original and
capturing idea (even in the traditional context) and exceptional
opinion on some problem.
The title of essay does not strictly depend on the essay topic:
the title can also serve as a starting point in your reflection;
it can express the relation of the whole and the parts. A free
composition of essay is subject to its inner logic, it is an
emphasized position of the author.
The style of the essay is marked by its aphoristic, paradoxical
and figurative character. To convey your personal perception of
the world you should: employ a lot of capturing examples, draw
parallels, choose analogies, use various associations. One of
the characteristic features of essay is the wide usage of
numerous expressive means, such as metaphors, parable and
allegoric figures, symbols and comparisons. Your can enrich and
make your essay more interesting if you include in it:
unpredictable conclusions, unexpected turning points,
interesting clutches of events.Essay presents a dynamic
interchange of author's arguments, supporting evidence and
questions.
Be brief, but at the same time avoid absolute simplicity. No one
will like reading a monotonous narration. Completing the draft
of your essay, read it aloud, yes, aloud. You will be struck by
the number of rough details in your essay. You should get rid of
them with no regret. If you have to say something new, original
and exclusive, then the genre of essay is your genre. Be
creative, free your mind and may be you will reveal a great
essayist in yourself.
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