Question

read the excerpt from \annabel lee,\ by edgar allan poe.
and the stars never rise, but i feel the bright eyes
of the beautiful annabel lee;
how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt?
he uses euphony to create the sounds of nature at night.
he uses alliteration to link images of the night with images of his loss.
he uses cacophony to proclaim the depth of his emotion.
he uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.

Explanation:

• Euphony: Euphony refers to pleasant - sounding words. The excerpt doesn't focus on creating the sounds of nature at night through pleasant - sounding words.
• Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. In the lines “And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee”, there is no alliteration.
• Cacophony: Cacophony is harsh - sounding. There is no harsh - sounding language in the excerpt to proclaim emotion depth.
• Internal Rhyme: Internal rhyme occurs when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the same line or within the same line. In “And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee”, “rise” and “eyes” rhyme internally. This internal rhyme enhances the rhythm of the lyrical poem.

Answer:

He uses internal rhyme to enhance the rhythm of his lyrical poem.