1. Compare/Contrast Thesis Statements

2. Example 1: Combined
While both passages discuss the same subject—the Okefenokee Swamp, Passage 1 objectively portrays the Okefenokee Swamp simply as a “primitive” swamp and “wildlife refuge”; and Passage 2 subjectively portrays the swamp as a “primeval,” “hellish zoo” through diction, detail, and syntax.

3. Example 2: Parallel
While Passage 1 employs academic diction, factual details, and loose sentence structures to objectively portray the Okefenokee Swamp simply as a “primitive” swamp and “wildlife refuge,” Passage 2 employs cacophonous diction, undesirable imagery, and periodic sentence structures to subjectively portray the swamp as a “primeval,” “hellish zoo.”

4. Topic Sentence 1
Passage 1 uses academic diction, which produces a rather technical view of the Okefenokee Swamp; however, Passage 2 employs cacophonous diction, which produces a repulsive view of the swamp.

5. Topic Sentence 2
Through factual details, Passage 1 offers an objective view of the Okefenokee, while the undesirable imagery of Passage 2 evokes the undesirable, subjective view of the swamp.

6. Comparative Thesis Statements
Combined
While both passages discuss the same subject—the Okefenokee Swamp, Passage 1 objectively portrays the Okefenokee Swamp simply as a “primitive” swamp and “wildlife refuge”; and Passage 2 subjectively portrays the swamp as a “primeval,” “hellish zoo” through diction, detail, and syntax.
Parallel While Passage 1 employs concise diction, factual details, and loose sentence structures to objectively portray the Okefenokee Swamp simply as a “primitive” swamp and “wildlife refuge,” Passage 2 employs cacophonous diction, undesirable imagery, and periodic sentence structures to subjectively portray the swamp as a “primeval,” “hellish zoo.”

7. Topic Sentence 3
To create an unbiased view of the swamp, Passage 1 employs a loose sentence structure, while Passage 2 creates a somewhat biased view of the Okefenokee Swamp through periodic sentence structures.

8. Topic Sentence for a Similarity
Both Passage 1 and Passage 2 use figurative language to develop their contrasting characterizations of the Okefenokee Swamp.