Read this excerpt from "the bells” by edgar allan poe.

for every sound that floats

from the rust within their throats

is a groan.

which statement best describes how poe creates mood in the excerpt?

poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a sentimental mood.
poe uses rhyme and assonance to create a lonely mood.
poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a violent mood.
poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Explanation:

There's nothing really sentimental about groaning and no loneliness in an action that is being done by a group of people. Also, no idea of violence is to be found in the except.

What he does is to describe in a poetic way the held in cries of a sad group of people, with sounds stuck in their throats that, when come out, do so as nothing more than a groan. There's a beautiful use of Onomatopeia and Rhyme to convey such a thing.

Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

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