When you compare you show how two things are different.

When you contrast you show how things are the same

Comparing shows how things are similar

Contrasting shows how things are different

My mom and I both have brown hair and blue eyes is showing contrast

My brother has blue eyes but I have green eyes is showing contrast

Every duckling is yellow is a comparing statement

We all ate cheese pizza is a contrasting statement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed that men and women should be treated equal.

Kat and I both like fruit, but she likes lemons and I like limes. Does this statement compare AND contrast?

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