Which lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Select three options.
A. What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
B. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
C. Keeping time, time, time,
D. From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
E. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
Answer (2)
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells," the lines containing onomatopoeia include "How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle," "From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells," and "To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!" These examples use words that mimic the sounds of bells, adding to the poem's auditory imagery. ;
The lines from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells" that contain onomatopoeia include "How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle," "From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells," and "To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!" These lines use words that imitate bell sounds, enhancing the poem's auditory imagery and emotional impact.
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