Question

which two sentences in this excerpt from “I Talk Of Dreams” by W.D. Howells illustrate that it is a reflective essay

Answer 1

A reflective essay is a type of essay where the writer examines his or her own life experiences. The writer also writes about he or she has changed or developed.

The American essay ‘I talk of dreams’ have two sentences which shows that it is a reflective essay.

First one being

“I remember dreaming when I was quite a small boy, not more than ten years old….”

And the second one being “This and nothing more was the body of my horror; and if the reader is not moved by it the fault is his and not mine….”