Read the passage from "how should one read a book? ” yet few people ask from books what books can give us. most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. if we could banish all such preconceptions when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. the reader can conclude that the passage comes from a(n) biography. essay. myth. play.

Essay

Explanation:

Remember that an essay is based on a single subject matter, it gives information about a specific subject. Usually the author's opinion is given, he uses logic and coherent arguments to support it. The essay is characterized by being short and very structured so the ideas presented can be fully understood and defended. The author first introduces the topic including a thesis statement, making the author's position clear. Then the supportive paragraphs related to the topic help the author have credibility by showing facts and well founded information. In the end, a conclusion is needed, the author usually rephrases his thesis here.

We can see this is an essay as the author's opinion is given, the author is trying to persuade us to take aside our preconceptions before reading a book, this is called a persuasive essay. This means the writer tries to make the reader accept his point of view by using powerful arguments.