diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index ff868fc2..f37c5963 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -1059,43 +1059,53 @@ fn compare_plain_list<'b, 's>(
     emacs: &'b Token<'s>,
     rust: &'b PlainList<'s>,
 ) -> Result<DiffEntry<'b, 's>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let children = emacs.as_list()?;
-    let mut child_status = Vec::new();
     let mut this_status = DiffStatus::Good;
+    let mut child_status = Vec::new();
     let mut message = None;
 
-    // TODO: Compare :caption
-    // Compare name
-    let name = get_property_quoted_string(emacs, ":name")?;
-    if name.as_ref().map(String::as_str) != rust.name {
-        this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
-        message = Some(format!(
-            "Name mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
-            name, rust.name
-        ));
-    }
+    compare_children(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        &rust.children,
+        &mut child_status,
+        &mut this_status,
+        &mut message,
+    )?;
 
-    // Compare type
-    // :type is an unquoted atom of either descriptive, ordered, or unordered
-    let list_type = get_property_unquoted_atom(emacs, ":type")?;
-    match (list_type, &rust.list_type) {
-        (None, _) => panic!("Emacs returned a list with no type."),
-        (Some("unordered"), PlainListType::Unordered) => {}
-        (Some("ordered"), PlainListType::Ordered) => {}
-        (Some("descriptive"), PlainListType::Descriptive) => {}
-        _ => {
-            this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
-            message = Some(format!(
-                "List type mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
-                list_type, rust.list_type
-            ));
+    for diff in compare_properties!(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        rust,
+        (
+            EmacsField::Optional(":name"),
+            |r| r.name,
+            compare_property_quoted_string
+        ),
+        (
+            EmacsField::Optional(":caption"),
+            compare_identity,
+            compare_noop
+        ),
+        (
+            EmacsField::Required(":type"),
+            |r| Some(match r.list_type {
+                PlainListType::Unordered => "unordered",
+                PlainListType::Ordered => "ordered",
+                PlainListType::Descriptive => "descriptive",
+            }),
+            compare_property_unquoted_atom
+        )
+    ) {
+        match diff {
+            ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange => {}
+            ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(new_status, new_message) => {
+                this_status = new_status;
+                message = new_message
+            }
+            ComparePropertiesResult::DiffEntry(diff_entry) => child_status.push(diff_entry),
         }
     }
 
-    for (emacs_child, rust_child) in children.iter().skip(2).zip(rust.children.iter()) {
-        child_status.push(compare_ast_node(source, emacs_child, rust_child.into())?);
-    }
-
     Ok(DiffResult {
         status: this_status,
         name: rust.get_elisp_name(),