A composition that is usually short and has a literary theme is called an essay. You should probably start writing your essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" sometime before the bus ride to school the day it is due.
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt;
Noun
a tentative attempt
Noun
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
Verb
make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Verb
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
n.
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the
performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an essay to
benefit a friend.
n.
A composition treating of any particular subject; -- usually
shorter and less methodical than a formal, finished treatise; as, an
essay on the life and writings of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on
commerce.
n.
An assay. See Assay, n.
n.
To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to
perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to
try.
n.
To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See
Assay.
Essay
Essay
What marvel if I thus essay to sing?
Essaying nothing she can not perform.
A danger lest the young enthusiast . . . should essay the impossible.2.
An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the performance of anything; a trial; attempt;
To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or trial of; to try.
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