Poe

Poe was only 40 when he died.

• True

• False

Poe married his first cousin. She was 13 at the time.

• True

• False

The theme of the poem is _________________

• The four seasons are represented.

• The mournful noises bells make.

• Life is a journey toward death.

• The joyful sound that bells make.

The poet uses _________________ to bring out how the bells are ringing nonstop.

• metaphors

• similes

• onomatopoeia

• allusions

By using words that sound like the noises that the bells make, the poet is using _______________.

• onomatopoeia
  Onomatopoeia
  

• repetition

• similes

• assonance

Some onomatopoeia that Edgar Allan Poe uses are "________", "__________" and "_________".

• Sledges, bells, melody

• Tinkle, jingling, tintinnabulation

•  Wells, bells, tintinnabulation

•  Runic, oversprinkle, crystalline

How many stanzas are in the poem The Bells?

• Five

• Two

• Three

• Four

What type of figurative language is used: To the moaning and the groaning of the bells.

• internal rhyme

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

What is Edgar Allan Poe often referred to as?

• The Father of American Literature

• The Father of Modern Poetry

• The Father of Mystery and Detective Stories

• The Father of Horror Fiction

Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?

• Boston

• New York City

• Philadelphia

• Richmond