ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a reflective essay?
A
An essay that tells the story of an event that happened in real life.
B
An essay that presents facts, ideas, and explanations.
C
An essay that is meant to convince readers to adopt a particular point of view or take a certain action.
D
An essay that presents the writer’s thoughts and beliefs about a subject or event.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This type of essay is more personal because you have to consider or “reflect” upon your own experiences and perspectives on the topic you are writing about. Experiential reflection is commonly assigned in college courses. It involves reflecting on an experience by connecting theory and practice.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Critical Reflection (also called a reflective essay) is a process of identifying, questioning, and assessing our deeply-held assumptions – about our knowledge, the way we perceive events and issues, our beliefs, feelings, and actions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reflective essays are academic essays; what makes an essay “good” will work for a reflective essay. What is different about a reflective essay is that the essay is about you and your thinking. However, you will need evidence from your course to back up your reflections.

Detailed explanation-4: -This style of writing builds on analysis by considering the learning you’ve gained from practical experience. The purpose of the reflection is to help you to make improvements for the future and, as such, it is a more ‘personal’ form of academic writing often using the first person.

Detailed explanation-5: -A reflective essay is an essay in which the writer examines his or her experiences in life. The writer then writes about those experiences, exploring how he or she has changed, developed or grown from those experiences. The format of a reflective essay may change slightly depending on who the audience is.

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