Read the paragraph.

Question

Artemis and Poseidon are two figures from ancient Greek mythology. They are both characterized as gods who live on Mount Olympus. Artemis is the female goddess of the moon and the hunt. She is a daughter of Zeus. On the other hand, Poseidon is one of Zeus’s brothers. He is the male god of the oceans. Each of these figures is considered a major god in Greek mythology.

What clues show that the paragraph is organized using a compare-and-contrast structure?

words and phrases that signal similarities and differences between two things
words and phrases that describe events and explain why they happen
words and phrases that show an order of events or list steps in a procedure
words and phrases that describe a problem and how the problem is solved

Answer 1

The clues that show the paragraph is organized using a compare-and-contrast structure are:

• Words and phrases that signal similarities and differences between two things: The paragraph directly compares Artemis and Poseidon by mentioning their relationships to Zeus (daughter and brother) and highlighting their different domains (the moon and hunt vs. the oceans). Phrases like "On the other hand," signal the contrast between the two figures.

The other options (describing events and their causes, showing an order of events, or describing a problem and a solution) do not apply to the structure of this paragraph.