Question

ead the excerpt below from the poem “The Taxi” by Amy Lowell and complete the statement that follows.



When I go away from you
The world beats dead
Like a slackened drum.

Source: Lowell, Amy. “The Taxi.” The Complete Poetical Works of Amy Lowell. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1983. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011.



Each of the following types of figurative language is used in the excerpt except __________.

A.simile
B.hyperbole
C.personification
D.allusion