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a piece of writing that discusses a topic, e.g. He wrote an essay on French culture. There are several types of essays. See argumentative essay, descriptive essay, discursive essay, expository essay, literary essay, narrative essay and reflective essay.
an essay about a series of events or in which a story is told.
the part of the sentence that receives the action of the verb directly, e.g. in I saw the car, I...
a part of speech that introduces and indicates the specificity of a noun; the words a...
the part of a play or story in which tension builds up, leading to the climax. E.g. In Othello,...
instructions to actors and directors of a play or film. These directions appear in a film or...