William Cullen Bryant wrote a prodigious amount of his poems about nature. Seasons, weather, astronomy, or anything to do with some form of nature can be found in his poems. Autumn Woods and October are two types of seasonal poems written by Bryant. In his poems he uses colorful words and descriptions to cast an image in your mind. In these two poems he is aiming to capture the essence of autumn. Though contrasting in length, it's the aura and descriptive imagery in these poems that capture the reader through their similar outlooks on the much-adored majestic season of autumn.
             The most apparent similarity in these poems is the choice of words that Bryant uses to describe fall. When you think of autumn you think of leaves changing color, and the humid days of summer fading away. In both poems Bryant uses vivid words to capture the quintessence of autumn. In Autumn Woods Bryant describes trees as crimson, he uses the same word to describe the leaves in October. He uses words such as bright, golden, and twinkles in both poems. In October Bryant says " Wind of the sunny South"
             (ln 5) and in Autumn Woods he says " In these bright walks; the sweet southwest at play" (ln 13) It is not only evident that in both poems he is talking about autumn, but both are about autumn in the south. It is clearly seen through his choice of words, that these poems have very apparent similarities.
             Though autumn is full of cooling temperatures, Bryant uses warm words to create an affectionate image of fall. In Autumn Woods Bryant describes the autumn sun by saying, " Shines with images of its golden screen" (ln 30) and In October he uses the same imagery by saying " In the gay woods and in the Golden air" (ln 6). He uses words like golden in both of these poems to create and show a feeling of warmth that the colors of fall provide for us. He uses words such as gay to illustrate the woods and trees in
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