Read "The Taxi" by Amy Lowell. Answer the question that follows.

Question

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?

How does the couplet, "Streets coming fast/One after the other" contribute to the meaning of the poem?

The lines in the couplet speed up the pacing of the poem.
The lines in the couplet slow down the pacing of the poem.
The lines in the couplet rhyme, making the poem flow better.
The couplet makes the reader think of running.

Answer 1

The lines in the couplet speed up the pacing of the poem.