Form and Content essay

Well, for my Grammar and Composition class, i had to write a very stupid essay either Form or content, and i pick Form, i thought it was the easier one to write (and it was), and i wrote it very late at night, so i'm not exactly sure how well i did on it....but its done, and i'm glad. Let me know how you like it.

Katie

Katie
Grammar and Composition
September 28, 2008

Form and Content Essay

What you think about “form” in writing, what comes to mind? Well, when I think for form, I think of the different types of writing and how their form impacts the writers ability to communicate efficiently. Narrative, poetry, and research writing, all have a different forms and easily demonstrate why form is more important than content.

A narrative is a story. It can be biographical, fictional, or personal but its form remains the same. A narrative is structured in paragraphs with characters, a plot, a climax, and a resolution to the story. A well structured narrative is easy to understand and makes the reader want to read it again and again.

Research papers are very interesting in the way it is structured. It is meant to inform. And always have a thesis statement, introduction, and factual information with supporting evidence, footnotes, and a bibliography, with a conclusion. If a research paper does not have the write form, then the research its self becomes questionable.

Poetry’s structure if very different from the way you would write a narrative or a research paper. It will often have a sing song type of structure that flows through out the poem, even if it does have a distinct purpose or the reader cannot understand it. Poetry can be written about, a specific word, or about what happened on a certain day or time, or even a special event. The way the poem is formed helps the reader understand the topic.


As these three types of writing show, form is very important. A poem in research form, would confuse the reader and fail to communicate its purpose or point. Without proper form, it would be very hard for the reader to understand what the writer is trying to convey in his/her writing.