First of all, let us decide what a comparison essay is. A comparison essay is a kind of an essay, which is aimed at contrasting two or more things.
 
There can be four ways of performing a comparison essay writing task:

• First compare and then contrast the issue under consideration in your comparison essay;
• First write about one idea and then present the other one in your comparison essay;
• Think over contrastive and comparative elements of each idea in your comparison essay and introduce them in separate paragraphs;
• Only compare or only contrast the issue chosen in your comparison essay.

No matter what way you choose, there are some general rules to remember when writing a comparison essay.
 
Think of a possible topic for your comparison essay. It should have at least two so-called subtopics, so that you would be able to compare and/or contrast them.
 
Besides, your comparison essay should have an introduction. You are to state in this part the main purposes of your comparison essay and its subjects respectively. One more point to mention is that you should know the peculiarities of the subject of your comparison essay in details, so that you would be able to accomplish this task. After the introduction come the body and the conclusion of your comparison essay.
 
You are also welcome to read some of the examples of comparison essays, which you may find in some journals, online or your tutor might give you some. How can you benefit from these examples? In the examples of comparison essays you will definitely find useful linking phrases, get to know how to structure your essay, etc.
 
As far as you can see, there is not hard to write a comparison essay, but you should meet certain requirements for this type of writing mentioned above.

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