Read the excerpt from "Dreams," by Edgar Allan Poe. Dreams! In their vivid coloring of life, As in that fleeting, shadowy, misty
strife Of semblance with reality, which brings To the delirious eye, more lovely things How does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem?
Answer: The rhythm is consistent, and Poe celebrates the consistent relief of his dreams.
In this excerpt of "Dreams," Poe is able to achieve a consistent rhythm by linking the verses. When read aloud, one verse flows easily to the next because they consist of incomplete sentences. This consistent rhythm resembles the consistent relief of his dreams.
