In his poem,<em>''The Bells''</em>, Poe associates different types of bells with the feelings they evoke in him. He first describes the silver bells of the sleds, which are merry. He proceeds with the golden bells of weddings, that bring peaceful happiness. There is a change in tone, however, when Poe introduces the brazen alarm bells that scream in the night and bring horror and anger. Finally, the iron bells are melancholy and announce death, sadness and pain. This is best reflected in line 75: ''<em>At the melancholy menace of their tone!''</em>
