In at least 200 words, discuss the rhyme and rhythm of “the bells” by edgar allan poe. how does poe’s use of both rhythm and rhyme in that poem affect tone, meaning.

Edgar Allan Poe in his poem “The Bells” had used various rhyming schemes. The pattern of the rhyme schemes is not consistent throughout the poem which gives a uniqueness to its composition. Though the rhyme scheme is not regular but has been very efficiently designed by Poe. The oral recitation of the poem creates a sound of the ringing bell as it is in reality. Each stanza of the poem is about different types of bells and about the music created by them reflects the same sound.

The first stanza is about the bells hung on the sleigh. The ‘tinkle-tinkle’ sound created by this bell can be felt in the first stanza. The second stanza tells about the ‘wedding bells.’ The short lines reflect the sound of the bells in a royal wedding which shows the level of excitement during the wedding time. The third stanza highlights the importance of alarm bells which are an essential part of the daily life. As the lines in the third stanza make its reader breathless, in the same way, the urgency of the alarm bells highlights that how important time is for any person. The poem ends with the stanza which is about the ‘funeral-bells.’ This bell is slow and calm which reflects that life has now come to its end and the time has come for an individual to rest now.

the right ones are in bold.

daintly refers to the fact she was reaching for what she ate, not necessarily what she is like.

greatest charm as in she possessed (=had) the greatest charm.

pleasant (her demeanor)

speaking (of her sensibility)

dead refers to the hypothetical mouse.

bleeding refers to the hypothetical mouse.