An essay is a piece of writing which represents the ideas, emotions or arguments of the author. All of us has come across a situation where we needed to write an essay. Writing an essay was an important part of the homework or assignments.

1.Narrative essay 

Narrative essay writing is an important part of the curriculum of schools and colleges. Because it enhances the creativity and imagination of students.

In narrative essay writing, you tell a story either from your own imagination or a real story from the outer world. narrative essays are written as a short novel. It includes various characters, dialogues, and anecdotes. There should be a proper beginning, interval, and ending of the story.

2. Descriptive 

A descriptive essay is written in such a way that it simulates the picture in the readers’ mind. a descriptive essay is written with respect to all senses. A reader should be able to smell, feel, see, and hear what he is reading.

It requires a lot of skills to achieve such essay writing skills. One should read descriptive essays by different writers to learn their method of writing and practice a lot to develop his/her own style of writing. 

3.Expository 

These types of essays are very common at the university level when students write their thesis. They are expected to do a lot of research and reach a conclusion in the end. The beauty of these types of essays is that one can never be wrong about them. While writing such essays writers are expected to cite all the articles, websites, and books from where they took the information.

4.Analytical

This type of essays is written in a soft and simple tone.  Analyzing does not mean that you have to re-tell the story. A writer should focus on analyzing the text and tell what the writer wants us to see and feel. A writer can also give his/her own opinion about the text or about any particular event. It is important to structure your essay properly.