Read this excerpt from "The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt? Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a frustrated mood. Poe uses onomatopoeia to create a serious mood. Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic. Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of disbelief.

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An onomatopoeia is basically a word that represents a sound. Examples include swoosh, bang, oink, screech, etc.

In this excerpt, the onomatopoeia is shriek. This is like a terrified scream. We have four answer options that talk about how this onomatopoeia can make you feel.

1. Frustrated

2. Serious

3. Panicked

4. Disbelief

We see that the word shriek definitely matches with number three, so the answer is Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic. We see that there is rhyme here too. Speak and shriek rhyme.

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