The Snow Man

      This poem by Wallace Stevens is very descriptive and visual.  To do this he uses a lot of imagery.  Stevens says, "Spruces rough in the distant glitter,"  This allows the reader to easily see what he is talking about especially if you are familiar with this winter setting.  There is also personification to help the reader see the visual aspects of this poem.  "Of any misery in the sound of the wind," says Stevens.  Giving that human emotion of misery to the sound of the wind helps to imagine what it is like to be there.  This poem is easier to understand as long as the reader has lived or visited a place which has this cold, winter look and feel to it.  If a person has never seen anything like it, it may be more difficult to picture.  Stevens has a very strong emphasis in using imagery and personification for the reader to see what is in the poem.