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"The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe
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a married woman
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"The Bells"
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By Edgar Allan Poe
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TERROR
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GROANING
MOANING
THROBBING
DESPERATE
DESIRE
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Now, go to this�URL and read the poem. As you read copy all examples of alliteration on to a sheet of�paper and give it to your teacher.�
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Alliteration is a figure of speech in which�two or more words close together begin with the same consonant.)
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http://www.pambytes.com/poe/poems/bells.html
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1. What is the author's full name?
Edgar Allen Poe
Edgar Clemens Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
2. What is the tone at the beginning of the poem?
Sad
happy
frightening
3. What is the "king" a metaphor for?
Fate/Death
Love/Hope
Partying/Eating
4. Which one of these is an example of alliteration?
Desperate times
Desperate man
Desperate desire
5. What is the main theme of the poem?
We must love life.
We cannot stop fate or death.
We need to have more weddings.
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