Question

read the excerpt from \dreams,\ by edgar allan poe. for i have revelld, when the sun was bright i the summer sky, in dreams of living light and loveliness,- have left my very heart in climes of my imagining, apart how does poe use a sound device in the excerpt? he uses assonance to add fluidity to his unrhymed verse. he uses alliteration to emphasize the happiness of his recollections. he uses consonance to add harsh emotion to his youthful memories. he creates a cacophony of sounds to bring his dreams to life.

Explanation:

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. In the excerpt, words like "bright," "I' the," "in," "living," "light," "loveliness," "left," "my," "very," "heart," "climes," "my," "imagining," "apart" show the repetition of sounds. This repetition emphasizes the positive and happy memories (recollections) he is describing. Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, which is not the main device here. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds at the end or middle of words, not the case here. Cacophony is a harsh - sounding combination of words, which is not present as the excerpt has a more harmonious feel.

Answer:

He uses alliteration to emphasize the happiness of his recollections.