NARRATIVE ESSAY vs PERSUASIVE ESSAY

The similarities

1. both narrative and persuasive essay intend to communicate specific ideas

2. both hope to elicit a specific respond from the readers
3. both ultimate aim is to influent their readers
4. both have strong conclusion that reflect back on the prior content
5. both essays are structured with introduction, body and conclusion/closure

The differences

1. narrative essay typically tell a story in an entertaining way while persuasive essay is a writing
style which attempt to convince readers to believe a certain point of view or take particular
action
2. Although both are structured with introduction, body and conclusion. they differ in
emphasis, content and style
3. the tone in narrative essays usually more leisure and relax while the tone in persuasive essay
is quite demanding and formal
4. Narrative essay normally written in first-person of view because it is personal while
persuasive essay typically written in the third-point of view because it is written to argue the
legitimacy of certain ideas
5. The usage of words and sentence structures in narrative essay less stress comparing with
persuasive essay which use a more imperative and demanding words and sentence
structures.