Difference between two rubric statements here confusing very much (1 Viewer)

[jinglebells1464646]

What is the difference between how the "two texts collide, align or mirror each other in a certain aspect" versus how the "two texts explore common issues, etc"?

Arent they just both synonymous versions of "What is similar and what is different between their presentation of ideas?"

 

[kingpalindrome]

Pretty much the same thing, but statement #2 is referring more to the textual structure/form of the texts and how the later text interacts with the earlier text through changes in form, whereas statement #3 is referring more to the themes/values discussed in the texts and how these themes are representative of larger societal values of the environment in which the author is writing.