I feel Paper 1 is much easier, as in Paper 2, you have to write three essays in only 2 hours. That means that you have a to write a 4-5 (generally) page response with lots of techniques, examples/quotes, and effects, in about 6-ish texts! In Paper 1, you do not have to remember anything for Sectio 1, as everything's there in front of you, and in Section 2, it's your own story, and you can write about whatever.