← Types of Paragraphs and Methods Export Options Alphabetize Word-Def Delimiter Tab Comma Custom Def-Word Delimiter New Line Semicolon Custom Data Copy and paste the text below. It is read-only. Select All Personal extension of narrative/descriptive paragraph. A writer describes a story in which they learned something profound or discovered about life. 1ST PERSON Expository most common essay form in school. A writer attempts to persuade a belief or explain a topic to the reader. Literary formal, and academic essay in which pieces of literature are analyzed for characterization, style, theme or use of figurative language. Quotation Incorporation method in which a writer defends their interpretation of a literary work by using direct quotation from the text. Paraphrase a method in which a writer will restate the original text in different words for clarification.