While both poems use literary devices in their material, the ones they choose differ. In the poem "On My First Son" Jonson uses rhyme to express the speakers love for his son. The speaker rhymes the words "joy" (1) and "boy" (2) to show us how his boy brought him joy. The speaker rhymes the words "pay" (3) and "day" (4) to signify how on the day his son dies he feels like he is doomed to pay the price. The speaker rhymes "rage" (7) and "age" (8) demonstrating the rage he feels for losing his son at a young age. With just these three sets of words we can catch a glimpse of what the poem is about. In the poem "The Girl Who Loved the Sky" Endrezze uses similes and imagery to express how the blind girl changes the speaker. The speaker uses a simile