Comparing and contrasting what is the same and what is different between two texts helps readers understand what they read better.
Passages can be compared and contrasted by theme, setting, or plot.

- Theme
- The theme is the main message of a text. It shows the main subject of the story.
- Setting
- The setting is the time and place in which the events in a passage happen.
- Plot
- The plot is the series of events that happen in a story.