Answer:
The paper is the comparison of "themes".
Step-by-step explanation:
- In the excerpt from a paper on Beowulf, it is intended to pass the theme of that writing.
- Theme is a main subject of the talk, thought of writer or speaker on certain topic.
- For any sentence written or spoken, it reflects how the topic is preceived by the writer. So in the excerpt also the writer compares the theme of two sentences.