The Bells

In 'The Bells', which type of bell is used to symbolize happiness and marriage?

• Silver bells

• Golden bells

• Brazen bells

• Iron bells

What literary device is predominantly used in 'The Bells' to convey the sounds of the bells?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

In "The Bells," which of the following emotions does Edgar Allan Poe focus on?

• anger and envy

• joy, fear, and grief

• pity and fear

• love and unselfishness

Which line from the poem uses onomatopoeia?

• From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.

• To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats on the moon.

• What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

• How they scream out their affright!

How does onomatopoeia enhance the effectiveness of personification (human like qualities to nonhuman figure) in this poem?

• it gives a voice for each type of bell

• creates interesting sounds for the reader

• describes the bells

• helps bells talk

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R.1.4 Analyze

Why did the Poet repeat words throughout the poem?

• so the lines of the poem look good

• mimics the sound of bells tolling

• sounds like a chant

• helps the reader focus

How does onomatopoeia create meaning for the poem?

• It allows the reader to experience the bells through sound imagery

• It builds the setting

• It helps us recognize the time period

• It gives us an idea of what the poet is thinking.

The lines, "Hear the loud alarum bells/ Brazen bells!/What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! /In the startled ear of night/How they scream out their affright!" use what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onamotopeoia

What mood is created by the description of the alarm bells?

• saddness

• joy

• chaos

• happiness

The deepest sounding and monotone bells were used in which situation?

• the fire

• the funeral

• the wedding

• at Christmas