Compare/Contrast - "Slam, Dunk, & Hook" & "Fast Break"

Intro

Body 1 - Imagery

• SDH - Vivid and powerful imagery
• FB - Graceful and picturesque imagery
• Compare and contrast on imagery

Body 2 - Style & Syntax

• SDH - Combination of fragments and short/choppy sentences
• FB - One long sentence
• Compare and contrast on style & syntax

Conclusion


-Using the essay structure of breaking it up by point is a much better way of setting this compare and contrast essay up. This allows the writer to focus on two main points and go into detail about them. It also allows the reader to understand and follow the essay much easier. It is also good to mention in either the into or conclusion about what kind of people these authors may be. Personally, I believe the first author wrote about his childhood and how he misses those days playing pick-up. The second author seems more like a sport announcer, using more complex basketball terms. Either way you set up the essay will work (by poem or point), but setting it up by point seems to be the better and more concise way of setting up this perticular compare and contrast essay.