The Venn Diagram for comparing and contrasting the images in the second poem may look something like this:
**Compare:**
- Both poems mention windows being closed.
- Both poems mention the absence of sound or noise.
- Both poems evoke a sense of stillness and quiet.
**Contrast:**
- The first poem focuses on nature and the beauty of the natural world, while the second poem focuses on the absence of nature and the feeling of loss.
- The first poem mentions birds singing and trees tossing, while the second poem mentions the lack of birds singing and the stillness of the wind.
- The first poem describes a peaceful and serene scene, while the second poem emphasizes a sense of emptiness and silence.
Now Close The Window
Now close the windows and hush all the fields;
If the trees must, let them silently toss;
No bird is singing now, and if there is,
Be it my loss.
It will be long ere the marshes resume,
It will be long ere the earliest bird:
So close the windows and not hear the wind,
But see all the wind-stirred.
Now use the Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the images in the second poem.
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