Question

question. select the correct text in the passage. read this excerpt from \the raven\ by edgar allan poe. which two lines provide an example of internal rhyme? once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— while i nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber - door. \tis some visitor,\ i muttered, \tapping at my chamber - door— only this and nothing more.\

Explanation:

Internal rhyme occurs when a word within a line rhymes with another word in the same line or in another line in the same verse. In the given excerpt from "The Raven", "napping" and "tapping" rhyme within the line "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping". Also, "door" in "As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door" and "more" in "Only this and nothing more" can be considered an internal - rhyme example as they are within the context of the poem's flow and rhythm.

Answer:

"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" and "As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door" and "Only this and nothing more"