Question

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The bolded syllables are "Once", "on", "mid", "drear", "while", "pon", "weak", and "wear".

Read the following passage from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven.” Which sound device is expressed by the bolded syllables?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered,
weak and weary …


A. alliteration


B. rhythm


C. rhyme


D. refrain

Answer 1

Answer:

B. rhythm

Explanation:

The passage is the opening verse from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. As you read it, analyze the poem for its rhythm of accented syllables, or meter. Remember to read it quietly.

Notice that the first line of the poem has a very strong rhythm of stressed syllables that follow this beat: dah de dah de dah de dah de.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Answer 2

I think the correct answer is a rhyme