Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.For every sound that floatsFrom the rust within their throatsIs a groan.

The long “o” sound in “floats,” “throats,” and “groan” creates assonance, and “floats” rhymes with “throats.” The word “groan” imitates a low, sorrowful sound, adding onomatopoeia. Together, these sound devices create a mournful mood, so the best choice is “Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.”

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