COMPOSITION WRITING
A composition writing is a way a writer assembles sentences to create a coherent
and meaningful work. It can also mean the activity of writing, the nature of the
subject of a piece of writing, the piece of writing itself, and the name of a
college course assigned to a student.
A composition is always written in paragraphs which form a combination of
sentences. A composition has three parts. These parts include: the introduction,
the body and the conclusion.
Types of composition
The four principal types of composition (description, exposition, narration
and argumentation) are not categories, per se. They would almost never stand
alone in a piece of writing, but can be considered as modes of writing, pieces of
writing styles that can be combined and used to create a hole.
- Description
A description or descriptive writing is a statement or account that describes
something or someone, listing characteristic features and significant details to
provide a reader with a portrayal in words. Descriptions are set in a concrete, in
the reality, or solidity of an object as a representation of a person, place or thing
in time. They provide the look and feel of object, a simultaneous goal, whereas
many details as you like. A description of a rose might include the colour of the
petals, the aroma of its perfume, where it exists in your garden, whether it leaves
in a plain terracotta pot or a house in the city. A description of a “sacred Emily”
might talk about the length of the poem and the fact of when it was written and
published. It might list the images that Stan uses or mention as uses of mention
and alliteration.
Homework: Write about one of these:
- The house of my dreams
- My first tears of joy
- Narration
In narration or narrative writing is a personal account, a story that the writer
tells, his or her reader. It can be an account of a series of fact and events, giving
in order and establishing connection between the steps. It can even be dramatic;
in which case you can present each individual scene with actions and dialog.
The chronology could be in strict order, or you could include flashbacks. A
narration about a rose might describe how you first came across it, how it came
to be in your garden, or why you went in the green house that day.
A narration about “Sacred Emily” might be about how you came across the
poem whether we were in class or in a book lent by a friend, or if you were
simply curious about where the phrase “a rose is a rose” came from and found it
on the internet
- Exposition
Exposition or expository writing is the act of explain a person, place, thing or
event. Your purpose is not to just describe something but to give it a reality and
interpretation, your idea or what that thing means. In some respects, you are lain
out a proposition to explain a general notion or abstract idea of your subject.
An exposition on a rose might include its taxonomy, what is scientific and
common name are, who developed it, what the impact was when it was
announced, to public and/or how was it distributed
- Argumentation
Also called argumentative writing, an argumentation is basically an exercise in
comparing and contrasting. It is the methodological presentation of both sides of
an argument using logical and formal reasoning. The aimed result is formulating
to persuade the reader why think A is better than think G. why you mean by
better makes up the content of your arguments. Argumentation applied to a rose
might be why one particular rose is better than another, why you prefer roses
over daisies.
