SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS

  1. Why does the writer of an essay need a desk and a library?
  2. Explain the figure of speech that compares an essay with something that cooks slowly.
  3. Why must essays be written slowly?
  4. Why does an essayist make great use of books?
  5. Why does an essayist keep a note-book?
  6. Why is an essayist “modest with his own thoughts and tolerant of others”?
  7. Why does the essayist enjoy the little things of life?
  8. What is meant by “mending small habits here and there”?
  9. In what ways are many books of biography like essays?
  10. Prove that Mr. Brooks' article is an essay.
  11. Point out unusual expressions, or striking sentences.