The Bells by Poe

What is the irony in Stanza 4?

• The world is snowy and cold, but the world is warm with Christmas joy.

• The bells are heavy and sad, but the ghouls and their king are happy and dance

• Marriage is suppose to be happy, not full of alarming problems.

What is the TONE in Stanza 1?

• joy

• fear

• celebratory

• despair

What do the "Alarum bells" help to symbolize in the poem?

• joyful surprises

• severe weather

• fires

• critical situations

Wedding Bells are described as ___________ in the poem.

• Chilly

• Mellow

• Brazen

• Loud

How do iron bells affect the readers?

• Their mood becomes sad and solemn

• They work harder.

• They sing and dance.

• They become happy and joyous.

What mood is created by the description of the alarm bells?

• saddness

• joy

• chaos

• happiness

What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below?

“Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells—
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.”
-“The Bells,” Edgar Allan Poe

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

Hear the sledges with the bells—
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!

What poetic device is used in the phrase “tinkle, tinkle, tinkle”?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

How does the poet create auditory (sound) imagery in this stanza?

• By describing the appearance of the bells

• Through the repetition of sounds like “tinkle” and “bells”

• By personifying the bells

• By comparing the bells to instruments

Which word best describes the tone of this stanza?

• Elated

• Mournful

• Mysterious

• Chaotic