Question

Read the excerpt from “To One in Paradise,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

For alas! alas! for me
The light of Life is o’er!
“No more- no more- no more- ”

How does Poe use a sound device in the excerpt?
He uses alliteration and assonance to emphasize the images of tragedy.
He uses internal and near rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyric poem.
He uses cacophony to create a discordant sound of sadness.
He uses euphony to emphasize the peaceful mood.


Read the excerpt from “In the Greenest of Our Valleys,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Vast forms that move fantastically
To a discordant melody;
While, like a rapid ghastly river,
Through the pale door,
A hideous throng rush out forever

How does Poe use a sound device in the excerpt?
He uses euphony to illustrate the constancy of nature.
He uses alliteration to draw attention to the suffering.
He uses cacophony to emphasize the evil nature of tragedy.
He uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.





Read the excerpt from “To One in Paradise,” by Edgar Allan Poe.

Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.

How are the ideas in the excerpt similar to Poe’s ideas in the first stanza of "Annabel Lee"?
Both introduce familiar young women.
Both compare women to nature’s beauty.
Both describe powerful, controlling women.
Both recall an all-consuming love.

Answer 1

1) He uses internal and near rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyric poem.

2) He uses cacophony to emphasize the evil/discordant nature of the scene.

3) Both recall an all-consuming love.