Recognizing Comparison

and Contrast

Writers often compare things and ideas to

show how they are similar.

This paragraph
compares how two
child prodigies are
alike in their
concentration.
 Recognizing Comparison
and Contrast

They also contrast things and ideas to show

how they are different.
This paragraph
also contrasts the
ways in which the
prodigies express
their talents.
 Recognizing Comparison
and Contrast

Comparisons and contrasts are important in

helping the reader understand how things
and ideas relate to each other.
 Recognizing Comparison
and Contrast

You can recognize comparisons and contrasts

by the context clues that signal them.