Poe's Poetry
Do the "sound effects" that appear throughout the text ever distract one's attention from the substance of the lines? Cite examples.
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No, the sound effects actually make the reading more enjoyable.
Refrain: Repeated phrases or lines, usually at the end of a stanza.
“Nevermore.”
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Internal rhyme: Rhyme that occurs within a line or consecutive lines.
“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping”
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Alliteration: Repetition of a consonant sound.
“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping”
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Onomatopoeia: Use of words that sound like what they describe.
“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping”
