"The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Nameless here for evermore.
Question: Use the lines below to answer the question. Which of the following describes the poet’s use of internal rhyme?
Responses:
1. rhyming radiant and maiden
2. rhyming floor with Lenore
3. rhyming morrow with borrow
4. rhyming separate and sorrow
1 answer
The correct response is option 3. The poet's use of internal rhyme can be observed in the rhyming of "morrow" and "borrow."