Question

Which phrase from the fourth stanza of "The Bells” best conveys the mood of the stanza?

Answer 1

Answer:

Melancholy menace.

Explanation:

The poem "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe exemplifies the emotions evoked from the sound of the "bells". The fourth stanza illustrates the sound of bells(made of iron here) as "melancholy menace" as it displays his grief and fear(probably of death). The mood of the entire stanza is quite dreary and frightful as it uses phrases like "shiver with affright", "silence at night" and imagines the sounds to "rust their throats" and a voice that "groan" only. Thus, these all element contributes to the fearful mood which could be the dread of death in the fourth stanza of the poem which is best displayed in the phrase "melancholy menace" where melancholy states the depression and sadness and "menace" presents the threat they experience.

Answer 2

I have read the whole poem and the correct answer for this question would be the second option. The phrase from the fourth stanza of "The Bells” that best conveys the mood of the stanza would be the phrase melancholy menace. Hope this is the answer that you are looking for.