Comparison and contrast paragraphs are used to show similarities or differences between two things. A comparison paragraph focuses on similarities, while a contrast one on differences.

A comparison points out the ____________ between two or more persons or things of __________ class, while a contrast, the _____________ between them.

A comparison / contrast essay therefore looks at the similarities of two or more objects, and the differences. To compare is to examine how things are similar, while to contrast is to see how they differ.

By comparison writers link one thing to another by pointing out their differences while in contrast they emphasize the similarities between the two.

In this video, compare means to identify the _____ between things while contrast means the ______. A: differences, similarities B: similarities, differences