Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much
horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt? Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a frustrated mood. Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a serious mood. Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic. Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of disbelief.
An onomatopoeia is basically a word that represents a sound. Examples include swoosh, bang, oink, screech, etc.
In this excerpt, the onomatopoeia is shriek. This is like a terrified scream. We have four answer options that talk about how this onomatopoeia can make you feel.
1. Frustrated
2. Serious
3. Panicked
4. Disbelief
We see that the word shriek definitely matches with number three, so the answer is Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic. We see that there is rhyme here too. Speak and shriek rhyme.
D.) "Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.”
Explanation:
A major reason she became depressed was how she was unable to express her creative side through writing. This exemplifies the author's personal opinion that her work helps her feel good.
When Scout's teacher tells Scout to hold out her hand, Scout believes that she is going to spit in it as a way of sealing oral contracts, although she wonders what kind of bargain they have made.
