In the life of many people there are occasions when you need to justify in writing some point of view, explain your actions, describe your impressions about something, tell about yourself, etc., etc. And for this purpose, it is most suitable to write an essay. In the presented article, we will just talk about what it is and how to write it. Right away, let's give a little clarification: the article is presented in the form of handmade writing, revealing certain features of the essay.What is an essay?An essay is a small essay, written in prose style and having a free composition, and expressing the personal considerations, inferences and impressions of a person on a given topic, but initially not claiming to be exhaustive or fundamental in the issue at hand.Purpose of the essayThe purpose of an essay is usually to develop creative thinking and the skill of writing one's thoughts. And the process of its writing itself is very useful, as it contributes to learning and improving the skill of formulating thoughts, structuring information, identifying cause-and-effect connections, illustrating existing experience with all kinds of examples and arguing conclusions.Classification of essaysThe classification of essays is made on the following grounds:By content:Spiritual and religiousArt-publicisticArtisticHistoricalLiterary and criticalPhilosophical, etc.By literary form:LettersDiary pagesNotesLyric miniaturesReviewsBy form:AnalyticalCriticalReflexiveNarrativeDescripti veCompositionalBy the form of description:Subjective, reflecting the personality of the authorObjective, describing a subject, phenomenon, idea, etc.Related Resources:What should be considered when writing an essay?The most common mistakes when writing an essayRequirements for the essayIndividual and literate: the rules of essay writing