In both passages 'A' and 'B', authors Jones and Theroux talk about snow. They both jump straight into describing the snow to create a visual image for the readers. For example, the opening paragraph of passage 'A' states: " A real-life, in your face blizzard."
             In comparison, passage 'B' starts off with this sentence: "It clung thickly to the rooftops where it was nearly blue."
             I also noticed that within both of the texts there seemed to be a feeling of change, due to the snow. In passage 'A', the journalist writes: "...some snow fell and all the other news was whited out." This quote simply means that due to the weather condition in New York, all media turned that direction because it was new, different and therefore a big change to what the weather is normally like. Also, in passage 'B', the author clearly states: "...the city had a new shape..."
             Despite the similarities, the techniques they use are entirely different from one another, which brings about two different atmospheres. Passage 'A' has a very fast-moving pace, which creates a tone that would very much describe the way New York is. The journalist uses short sentences here and there, which also helps quicken the pace of the text. He also uses repetition as a way of creating his mood; "...flakes upon flakes upon flakes."
             In passage 'B', the tone seems almost bitter. Again here, we find the use of short sentences; "It was snow". However, this text seems much more visual and there seems to be much more imagery then text 'A'. This is due to the detailed descriptions of the snow, which creates detailed images in the readers' mind. For example: "...the meadow was the frozen river on which the snow had settled, and some icy wavelets had produced the illusion of lambs."
             In this passage, the atmosp...