Essay Analysis Test
Questions & Answers
Analogy - ANSWERSDrawing a comparison usually between something unfamiliar in order to
best understand (Paragraph MOD)
Anecdote - ANSWERSA short story that illustrates a point (Paragraph MOD)
Anti-Climatic Order of Sentances - ANSWERSProgress from more important/emotional to less
important/emotional (Paragraph MOD)
Casual Analysis - ANSWERSExplains and defines cause and effect relationships (Paragraph MOD)
Climatic Order of Sentences - ANSWERSProgress from less important/emotional to more
important/emotional (Paragraph MOD)
Comparison/Contrast - ANSWERSHighlights similarities and differences (Paragraph MOD)
Concession - ANSWERSAcknowledges principle points of opposition argument (Paragraph MOD)
Definition - ANSWERSLimits and identifies a term (Paragraph MOD)
Emotional Appeal - ANSWERSEmotion is envoked in the reader to help sway the reader to the
author's point of view (Paragraph MOD)
, Fact - ANSWERSA statement that something is true without qualification; a deliberative
statement (Paragraph MOD)
Generalization - ANSWERSSummarizes details or particular in regular categories; (broad
statements usually not verified by facts) (Paragraph MOD)
Illustration/Example - ANSWERSProvides supporting evidence; serves to elucidate a point
(Paragraph MOD)
Irony - ANSWERSA discrepancy between what is expected and what happens, or what is actually
stated (Paragraph MOD)
Logical Argument - ANSWERSAn illustration of something that makes clear sense; appeals to
reader's sense of logic (Paragraph MOD)
Narration - ANSWERSThe accounting of a sequence of events (Paragraph MOD)
Parody - ANSWERSA humorous or satirical imitation (Paragraph MOD)
Personal Experience/Reflection - ANSWERSA story of retelling of an event which
emphasizes/compliments the main point (Paragraph MOD)
Quotation - ANSWERSReference made by someone who has some experience with the
situation, but not an acknowledged authority (Paragraph MOD)
Reference to Authority - ANSWERSA quotation from an acknowledged authority: adds credibility
(Paragraph MOD)
Refutation - ANSWERSTo outline the main points of an apposing argument (Paragraph MOD)
Questions & Answers
Analogy - ANSWERSDrawing a comparison usually between something unfamiliar in order to
best understand (Paragraph MOD)
Anecdote - ANSWERSA short story that illustrates a point (Paragraph MOD)
Anti-Climatic Order of Sentances - ANSWERSProgress from more important/emotional to less
important/emotional (Paragraph MOD)
Casual Analysis - ANSWERSExplains and defines cause and effect relationships (Paragraph MOD)
Climatic Order of Sentences - ANSWERSProgress from less important/emotional to more
important/emotional (Paragraph MOD)
Comparison/Contrast - ANSWERSHighlights similarities and differences (Paragraph MOD)
Concession - ANSWERSAcknowledges principle points of opposition argument (Paragraph MOD)
Definition - ANSWERSLimits and identifies a term (Paragraph MOD)
Emotional Appeal - ANSWERSEmotion is envoked in the reader to help sway the reader to the
author's point of view (Paragraph MOD)
, Fact - ANSWERSA statement that something is true without qualification; a deliberative
statement (Paragraph MOD)
Generalization - ANSWERSSummarizes details or particular in regular categories; (broad
statements usually not verified by facts) (Paragraph MOD)
Illustration/Example - ANSWERSProvides supporting evidence; serves to elucidate a point
(Paragraph MOD)
Irony - ANSWERSA discrepancy between what is expected and what happens, or what is actually
stated (Paragraph MOD)
Logical Argument - ANSWERSAn illustration of something that makes clear sense; appeals to
reader's sense of logic (Paragraph MOD)
Narration - ANSWERSThe accounting of a sequence of events (Paragraph MOD)
Parody - ANSWERSA humorous or satirical imitation (Paragraph MOD)
Personal Experience/Reflection - ANSWERSA story of retelling of an event which
emphasizes/compliments the main point (Paragraph MOD)
Quotation - ANSWERSReference made by someone who has some experience with the
situation, but not an acknowledged authority (Paragraph MOD)
Reference to Authority - ANSWERSA quotation from an acknowledged authority: adds credibility
(Paragraph MOD)
Refutation - ANSWERSTo outline the main points of an apposing argument (Paragraph MOD)
