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Question 3 • Literature and Composition I

Which word from the second stanza of "The Bells” does Poe use to best convey the mood of the stanza?

Answer
A
golden
B
balmy
C
mellow
D
voluminously

Explanation

The second stanza describes wedding bells and their “harmony,” creating a gentle, pleasant mood. “Mellow” best conveys that soothing quality; “voluminously” describes how the sound wells up, not the mood.

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