Author’s Purpose and Viewpoint in The Dark Game, Part 3

Question 1

Based on the context of the word rapping in the stanza and the definition of rap, what image is the poem creating?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The speaker hears a sharp knocking at the door.

Question 2

Which sound device are the words morrow, borrow, and sorrow examples of? | Why does the speaker repeat the word sorrow? | What mood do these sound devices create?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to highlight his feelings about the lost Lenore

Question 3

What mood do these sound devices create?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

lonely

Question 4

Which words help develop a gloomy mood? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

“bleak”; “dying”; “ghost”; “sorrow”

Question 5

Which sound device are the words morrow, borrow, and sorrow examples of?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

rhyme

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