Captain My Captain And Lucinda Matlock Comparison

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The poem ¨Lucinda Matlock¨ by Edgar Lee Masters is about a woman who had passed away at a very old age. She describes her life and how beautiful it was. The other poem I chose was ¨O Captain! My Captain!” By Walt Whitman. It is about a woman who lost her husband (The Captain). These two poems are very different and show different poetic elements. One is free verse, rather than rhyme like the other. “Lucinda Matlock” is written in free verse meaning it doesn’t rhyme which is common in poems, but many people think poems should or have to rhyme. “I went to the dances at Chandlerville, And played snap-out at winchester”. I find it easier to read a poem written in free verse because I can follow along with the story better. The tone of the poem