Question

What is the organization of this paragraph? She lovingly surveyed the room she was leaving behind. On the left was her grandmother's antique bureau with its crisp white linen scarf. Next to it were a cane-bottomed rocker and a bookcase filled with her favorite novels and poetry books. The old canopy bed with its handmade quilt dominated the back wall. On its right was the magnificent secretary she'd found at an auction, its pigeonholes filled with old letters. Suddenly her move to the city did not seem so exciting.

A) spatial order
B) chronological order
C) order of importance

Answer 1

Spatial order. It's presented as a through description of the setting, or space, around her. It never tries to assert the importance of one item over another, and doesn't place any focus on the timeline of events.

Answer 2

A) spatial order

Step-by-step explanation:

In the paragraph, the narrator provides a description of the room the female character is contemplating. Therefore, the writer makes a detailed reference to the furniture and objects on every side of the room and even to the walls. For example, he or she mentions a bureau, a bookcase, a canopy bed and everything that is around them.