ANALYZATION QUESTION: Which of the following responses below BEST helps to complete the R.A.C.E (restate, answer, cite evidence, explain evidence) method for responding to the following prompt:

Question

In 2-3 sentences, explain which stylistic technique is being used in the following lines of poetry.

“The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,

In the icy air of night!

While the stars that overs sprinkle

All the heavens, seem to twinkle

With a crystalline delight;

Keeping time, time, time,

In a sort of Runic rhyme,

To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells

From the bells, bells, bells, bells,

Bells, bells, bells—

From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.



(2 points)
Responses

The poem uses similes as a stylistic technique. There is a lot of comparing of unlike items in this particular poem.
The poem uses similes as a stylistic technique. There is a lot of comparing of unlike items in this particular poem.

The poem uses repetition as a stylistic technique. The words "tinkle," "time,", and "bells" are used again and again throughout the poem. This helps add emphasis.
The poem uses repetition as a stylistic technique. The words "tinkle," "time,", and "bells" are used again and again throughout the poem. This helps add emphasis.

The poem uses allusions. You see the writer allude to all sorts of things here, especially bells.
The poem uses allusions. You see the writer allude to all sorts of things here, especially bells.

The poem uses hyperbole. You seem hyperbole with exaggeration in some of the lines. Edgar Allan Poe was a great writer.
The poem uses hyperbole. You seem hyperbole with exaggeration in some of the lines. Edgar Allan Poe was a great writer.
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Answer 1

The response that BEST completes the R.A.C.E method for the prompt is:

The poem uses repetition as a stylistic technique. The words "tinkle," "time," and "bells" are used again and again throughout the poem. This helps add emphasis.

R (Restate): The poem utilizes a stylistic technique.

A (Answer): This technique is repetition.

C (Cite evidence): The words "tinkle," "time," and "bells" are repeated multiple times.

E (Explain evidence): This emphasis on repetition enhances the musical quality of the poem, drawing attention to the sound and rhythm associated with the bells.

This response effectively follows the R.A.C.E structure, clearly stating the stylistic technique, providing specific evidence, and explaining the significance of that evidence in the context of the poem.