The First Snowbound By John Greenleaf Whittier

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Imagery and imagination differ immensely, but they have many things in common. Imagery visually describes something that appeals to someone’s senses. Imagination is something that is created within the mind. They both are elements of Romanticism. These two elements of Romanticism are found in “The First Snow-fall” by James Russell Lowell, and “Snowbound” by John Greenleaf Whittier.
The poems “Snowbound” and “The First Snow-fall” both have imagery and imagination found throughout. Imagery plays a big role in Romanticism. It vividly describes to add depth to one’s work and make it more interesting. Imagination also plays a role in Romanticism. It deals with the mind and how someone views or creates something. In stanza four in the first poem,