Question

How does each poet use word choice to create tone and imagery?

Answer 1

Answer:  
Both tone and mood greatly influence how the poem effects the reader. 
 The tone tells the reader how author or narrator of the poem feels. 
 The mood refers to the atomism here that the poem creates, the emotional effect it has on the reader.
 
 Often, the tone of the poem will put the reader in a certain mood.  
Diction, syntax and rhythm are used to establish tone

Answer 2

Lowell uses concrete language.

Lowell focuses on the image of birds and changing seasons.

Longfellow uses both concrete and abstract language.

Longfellow uses many images.

Longfellow’s speaker addresses “us,” creating an abstract, preachy tone.

Lowell uses “I,” creating a personal tone.