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Comparing Poetry: Poetic Devices

Question 1 • GA-GSE English Language Arts 9

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.

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

Explanation

Excerpt 1 repeats the beginning “t” sound in “tale,” “terror,” “turbulency,” and “tells,” which is alliteration. In excerpt 2, “moaning” and “groaning” imitate the sounds of the bells, making them examples of onomatopoeia. So excerpt 1 uses alliteration, while excerpt 2 uses onomatopoeia.

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