Narrative essays: The narrative essay focuses on a specific plot.

It involves
transitions, flashbacks, and forward jumps in the narration (apart from this, the
text usually follows a chronological arrangement). All of these components
then lead to a climax.

Reflective essays: This is more of an analytical type of writing. Along with

describing a specific event, memory, interaction, or scene (real or imaginary),
the author also adds a personal reflection on what this all means to him or her
(hence the name).

Dialectic essays: This essay style finds the most use in philosophy. In this
type of writing, the author makes a statement, argument, or thesis and then
objects to his own words. After that, he delivers another counterargument to
the previous one, ending up with a final renewed statement.

Classification and division essays: These are two different types of essays,
but they nonetheless share a common ground. Classification essays group
specific objects into a whole, while division essays break down a broad topic
into smaller components.

Economic essays: This type of writing starts either with a thesis or a theme.
It then takes a descriptive or narrative path of development. Shaping this kind
of essay is straightforward; the description of economic matters, analysis,
evaluation, and conclusion all stay the same.

Compare and contrast essays: The names of these types of essays speak
for themselves. Compare essays highlight similarities between subjects, and
contrast essays point out the differences.

Exemplification essays: In an exemplification essay, the author usually

takes a bunch of representative and relevant examples and generalizes them.
This method helps bring a new perspective to a particular topic and draws a
bigger picture as a whole if the topic consists of multiple components.