Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Adlestrop


	Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Adlestrop
	Similarities Both are travellers who stop briefly. Both are based on isolated environments Both use sound imagery to emphasise the silence Both have four stanzas-16 lines Both have the image of distance to travel Both use simplistic language Both observe nature Both use onomatopoeia In both poems images are the key to the true theme Both speakers are contemplating life	Differences Stopping By Woods- Longest evening of the year Imagery of isolation-woods The speaker is forced to keep going due to responsibilities Rhyme/ Rhythm Present tence Heavy symbolism Negative contemplating Adlestrop- Longest day of the year Positive up lifting imagery Colourful imagery Rhyme/ Rhythm Past tence Less symbolism Positive Contemplating
	Overall comparison Both speakers in these poems are thinking about

Both speakers in these poems are thinking about

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