Question

Read the poems below and answer the question that follows.



“The Taxi”
by Amy Lowell

When I go away from you
The world beats dead
Like a slackened drum.
I call out for you against the jutted stars
And shout into the ridges of the wind.
Streets coming fast,
One after the other,
Wedge you away from me,
And the lamps of the city prick my eyes
So that I can no longer see your face.
Why should I leave you,
To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night?

Source: Lowell, Amy. “The Taxi.” Sword Blades and Poppy Seeds. New York: MacMillan Co., 1914. Google Books. Web. 29 June 2011.



“Where Have You Gone”
by Mari Evans

Where have you gone
with your confident
walk with
your crooked smile

why did you leave
me
when you took your
laughter
and departed
are you aware that
with you
went the sun
all light
and what few stars
there were?

Where have you gone
with your confident
walk your
crooked smile the
rent money
in one pocket and
my heart
in another . . .

Source: Evans, Mari. “Where Have You Gone.” I Am a Black Woman. New York: Morrow, 1970. Google Books. Web. 29 June 2011.



Which statement offers the best comparison of the two poems?

Each poem deals with the poet’s feelings after the separation from a loved one.
Both poets use blank verse to express their feelings of despair and sorrow.
One poem uses free verse, while the other is written in blank verse.
One poem uses lots of alliteration, while the other relies on apostrophe.