Elements of a Good Paragraph A single paragraph in an essay should be focused on a single topic. If it begins with one focus or major point of discussion, it should not end with another or wander between different ideas. This trait of a paragraph is known as . Another trait is coherence. Coherence is the trait that makes the paragraph easily understandable to a reader. It can be of two types: the logical bridge or the verbal bridge. The logical bridge is where the is carried from sentence to sentence. Successive sentences written in parallel also form a logical bridge. A verbal bridge is where the key words are used in several sentences or are used to link two ideas. A topic that is being discussed should be done fully and adequately.

What is the cause of romeos despair?

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.

How historical events such as the civil war influenced the american literature