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?

a.)poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a sentimental mood. b.)poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a lonely mood. c.)poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a violent mood. d.)poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

The statement which best describes how Poe creates a mood in the excerpt is Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe, the poet uses many devices to create a mournful mood. The imagery presented by Poe represents the mournful and dark image created in the reader's mind. Words like "rust within their throats" and "groan" represents loss and grief, these images then connect with the assonance created in the poem, such as "float', "throat", "groan". The sound in the following words is combined with the short sound of "O" with the hard sound of "R",  used to connote grief. Poe uses such imagery and sounds to create intimate sadness in the reader's mind.

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