The two pieces of writing “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” and “"Live like you were Dying"” both have a theme about life, even though “Stopping by the Woods” uses metaphors and symbolism to show it. “Stopping by the Woods” talks about a man traveling with his horse and stopping by the woods when he know he needs to keep going, but it really means to talk about how you should not stop in life but you should keep going to reach your goals. “"Live like you were Dying"” Talks about how you need to make the most out of life, because you never know when it is going to end. “Stopping in the Woods” uses metaphors, symbolism, sensory language, rhyme, and repetition to portray the message. In “Stopping in the Woods” the entire poem is metaphorical
