Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

Question 1

In which phrases from “The Bells” does Poe use onomatopoeia? Check all that apply.“From the bells, bells, bells, bells”“Yet the ear distinctly tells”“From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells”“How they clang, and clash, and roar”“What a horror they outpour”

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells”; “How they clang, and clash, and roar”

Question 2

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

alliteration; onomatopoeia; aaabb

Question 3

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ alliteration; alliteration; onomatopoeia; aaabb

Question 4

assonance✔ onomatopoeiaalliteration

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ onomatopoeia

Question 5

✔ aaabbabcdeaabbc

Revolt · Accepted Answer

✔ aaabb

Question 6

Read the excerpt from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. What mood does it create?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a feeling of panic

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