How Does Edgar Allan Poe Use Of Sound In The Bells
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Chris Warrington
Mrs. Speed
Honors English 11
8 December 2006
Devices of Sound in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. Poe is known for many of his great works, including his poem “The Bells.” The poem is considered a tour de force, which is a work that shows the author’s superiority as a writer (Cuddon 924). Poe strengthens his poem by using tempo, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. Poe’s use of tempo in “The Bells” makes the reader read the poem exactly the way the author wants it to be read. Tempo is described by The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language as “a characteristic rate of rhythm” (1325). Throughout the poem, Poe uses rhyming
Chris Warrington
Mrs. Speed
Honors English 11
8 December 2006
Devices of Sound in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Bells” Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. Poe is known for many of his great works, including his poem “The Bells.” The poem is considered a tour de force, which is a work that shows the author’s superiority as a writer (Cuddon 924). Poe strengthens his poem by using tempo, alliteration, assonance, and onomatopoeia. Poe’s use of tempo in “The Bells” makes the reader read the poem exactly the way the author wants it to be read. Tempo is described by The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language as “a characteristic rate of rhythm” (1325). Throughout the poem, Poe uses rhyming