The characteristics of the genre of essay:
the appeal to moral, philosophical problems;
a small amount and concreteness of the theme;
the personal approach of disclosure, subjectivity, occasionally paradoxical judgments (your own experience, thoughts and feelings, Association with the author);
free composition, which is determined by the intricate movement of thought, impressions, memories, associations;
free use of language – from words of high style to spoken language, the aphoristic nature;
an atmosphere of trust to the reader, conversational tone;
the slowness of the narrative, slow the rate of speech, transmitting the thoughts of the author;
types of speech: reasoning, description.