def METHOD_NAME(self, instance: Any, type: str) -> bool:
    """
    Check if the instance is of the given (JSON Schema) type.
    Arguments:
        instance:
            the value to check
        type:
            the name of a known (JSON Schema) type
    Returns:
        whether the instance is of the given type
    Raises:
        `asdf._jsonschema.exceptions.UnknownType`:
            if ``type`` is not a known type
    """