Which of the following could be expected in an analytical essay? a. a comparisonb. use of dialoguec. a personal storyd. sensory language

The correct answer is A. a comparison. It wouldn't make sense for an analytical essay to include dialogue, a personal story, or sensory language. 

"That would be like me suddenly doing this in my answer," I said.

Or, I could do this, like that one time when my friend gave me a ridiculous answer for our English test.

I might also use my fingers to type answers onto the glaring computer screen, feeling the cold, hard keys under my fingertips.

Despite the fact that all of these things feel out of place in an answer like this one, it makes sense that I included them in my answer to show how out of place they were. I compared the analytical essay to my answer. A comparison like this would make sense in an essay that relies on reasoning to make a point about a particular work or topic.