Question

Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe.

For every sound that floats

From the rust within their throats

Is a groan.

Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a sentimental mood.
Poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a lonely mood.
Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a violent mood.
Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Answer 1

im no proffesional, but i would say d

Answer 2

Explanation:

There's nothing really sentimental about groaning and no loneliness in an action that is being done by a group of people. Also, no idea of violence is to be found in the except.

What he does is to describe in a poetic way the held in cries of a sad group of people, with sounds stuck in their throats that, when come out, do so as nothing more than a groan. There's a beautiful use of Onomatopeia and Rhyme to convey such a thing.

Answer:

Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.