Compare the two poems in terms of presentation, poetic devices, and technique. “the taxi”by amy lowell and “where have you gone”by mari evans

The two poems are written in free verse and use enjambment to improve familiarity. For instance, Lowell runs the initial three lines without end punctuation until the third line. Evans' sonnet does not utilize any punctuation whatsoever until the ellipsis toward the finish of the poem, inferring that the feelings continue still. The two poets are grieving being separated from their cherished one and endeavoring to express their emotions about the separation. Evans utilizes apostrophe to scrutinize her missing affection, while Lowell's poem is more self-intelligent. The two poems use similitude or analogy. Lowell's "world beats dead like a slackened drum," and Evans claim that when her love left, "the sun/all light/and what few stars/there were" left as well. Lowell closes her poem with a particularly clear allegorical picture of injuring herself "upon the sharp edges of the night," while Evans closes with an amusing picture of her affection's "confident/walk," "crooked smile," and the "rent money/in one pocket and/[her] heart in another." The love seems to have had more than just a crooked smile! Lowell's poem appears to show a transitory separating, while Evans' love demonstrates a lasting separating.