The structure of Biss’s essay: The Pain Scale, is rather unique. Biss created the essay centered around a story in her life. She used a technique to describe the events that occured. In the story Biss is describing a life event that she has gone through and talks about how she felt throughout this time. The essay is separated into mini chapter or verses and every chapter represents a scale in pain that she is feeling. Chapter one or verus one is discussing an analogy comparing christ and zero. As the chapters lead on we are informed or discover new conclusion at the end of every chapter or verse. Bliss discusses measuring temperature as an emotional aspect. She also brings up the question as to how to measure pain and how to determine its impact.
