Please help. Which type of essay can be identified by including the phrase "during the same period"?
A.
description
B.
compare and contrast
C.
sequence
D.
problem and solution
E.
cause and effect

It seems to be talking about a sequence essay.

Explanation:

Sequential essays are arranged so that the talk about a series of events in order the way they happened. Description describes what happens, and are normally narrative. Compare/contrast compares similarities and differences of two or more different things, problem/solution talks about a problem and proposes solutions, and cause/effect talks about an event that was caused by something and/or and event that occurs as an effect of something.

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (a) poorly repaired

roses are red,

violets are black,

for what you said,

i hope you sit on a big fat tack.