What is the similarity between " If " by Rudyard Kipling and " The Road Not Taken " by Robert Frost?highlight their poetic philosophy with...

Each poem speaks about choice and individuality.  There
are certainly differences in how each makes his point, but the philosophy is quite
similar.   

Kipling tells his reader to make the difficult
choice to:  

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...keep your head when all about you

Are losing theirs....
(1-2)

And
to:

...make
one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of
pitch-and-toss...(17-18)

Frost
says,

I took
the one less traveled by,
(19)

In each case, a less
popular choice is made.  

However, there are some huge
differences in how each poet gets his message across.  In "If," Kipling uses a direct
comparison between the person being addressed and other people, while Frost uses the
metaphor of two paths in a wood.  In the case of "If," the reader is directed to examine
his behavior in conjunction with the behavior of others, while Frost's choice takes
place as he stands alone.  Kipling's poem is more about being a leader, and Frost
focuses more on personal satisfaction.  Kipling addresses the reader in the second
person, talking directly to a particular "you," while Frost appears to be musing to
himself about the choice he made.  There are literary elements that are quite different,
too,  for example, with Kipling using quite direct language and Frost using
imagery. 

Given that both have a message about being true
to oneself, which do you think conveys the message more successfully?  Whose advice do
you find more compelling?