1. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) American Poet
“The Bells” Page 931
Edgar Allan Poe ( )
American Poet

2. Notes
lyric poem
Purpose: to imitate the sound of several types of bells
What type of bells in Stanza I?
silver sleigh bells
What emotion is conveyed?
joy
Examples of sound devices:
onomatopoeia: line 4: tinkle, line 14: jingling
alliteration: line 1 & 2 – silver, sledges, line 3: merriment, melody
rhyme: line 1 & 3 – bells, foretells, line 4, 6, & 7 tinkle, oversprinkle, twinkle, and line 9 & 10 time, rhyme
repetition: line 4 – tinkle line 9 - time
Example of figurative language:
personification: line 3 – melody foretells

3. Stanza II What type of bells? What emotion is conveyed?
golden wedding bells
What emotion is conveyed?
happiness
Examples of sound devices:
onomatopoeia:
alliteration:
rhyme:
repetition:
Example of figurative language:
personification:

4. Stanza III What type of bells? What emotion is conveyed?
brass fire alarm bells
What emotion is conveyed?
fear; panic
Examples of sound devices:
onomatopoeia:
alliteration:
rhyme:
repetition:
Example of figurative language:
personification:

5. Stanza IV What type of bells? Examples of sound devices:
iron funeral church bells
What emotion is conveyed?
grief; eeriness
Examples of sound devices:
onomatopoeia:
alliteration:
rhyme:
repetition:
Example of figurative language:
personification: