The essay is a literary form.

散文是一种文学形式。

This also tells you what literary form this is.

所以另一条讯息是文体。

Drama is another old and important literary form.

戏剧是另一种古老且重要的文学形式。

Poetry is the premier literary form generated in China.

诗歌是我国产生的最早的文学样式。

In another literary form, poetry, the Bible is unsurpassed.

在另一种文学形式即诗歌方面，《圣经》是无与伦比的。