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Question 5 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY

Read excerpt 1 (line 38) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! Read excerpt 2 (line 113) from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. To the moaning and the groaning of the bells. Which statement best describes the use of sound devices in the lines?

Answer
A
Excerpt 1 contains onomatopoeia, and Excerpt 2 contains alliteration.
B
Both excerpts use onomatopoeia as a sound device.
C
Both excerpts use alliteration as a sound device.
D
Excerpt 1 contains alliteration, and Excerpt 2 contains onomatopoeia.

Explanation

In excerpt 1, the repeated beginning “t” sound in “tale,” “terror,” “turbulency,” and “tells” is alliteration. In excerpt 2, “moaning” and “groaning” imitate the mournful sounds made by the bells, so they are examples of onomatopoeia. Therefore, the statement that excerpt 1 uses alliteration and excerpt 2 uses onomatopoeia is correct.

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