Edgar Allan Poe's "The Bells": Analysis
Beginning of paper
“The Bells” is one of Poe's famous poems, in which Poe tries to
make the bells sound real. He tries to make the sounds by using words
instead of sound, which is really annoying when you read it, because he
repeats things so often in the poem. He uses words like shrieking and
twinkling. In ....
Middle of paper
.... stanza three there are sounds and descriptions of alarm bells.
He uses the words clanging, clashing, and roaring to give a sense of alarm.
He describes how the bells clamor and clangor out of tune in order to send
the message of alarm to those around it.
In the forth stanza there are bells that are rung for the diseased.
He says that the noises they make are mainly moans, and groans, from their
rusty iron throats. This gives the feeling of sadness and sorrow. He
also makes it seem like th ....
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