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”
Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. What sound device is used in the line “What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells”? “Shriek” is an example of what sound device? What is the rhyme scheme of the first five lines?
assonance✔ onomatopoeiaalliteration
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Read the excerpt from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. What mood does it create?
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