Question

Which lines from “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia? Check all that apply.

-What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
-How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
-Keeping time, time, time,
-From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
-To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

Answer 1

B. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle.

D. From the jingling and tinkling of the bells.

E. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word onomatopoeia means "The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named."

Answer 2

The correct answers are B. How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle; D. From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells; and E. To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!

Step-by-step explanation:

Onomatopoeia is widely used in poetry and other literary works to represent natural sounds such as the sounds of animals or non-natural sounds such as the sound of an ambulance through words that resemble real sounds. The use of onomatopoeia allows the reader to recreate or imagine the sounds of the elements described by the writer. In the case of "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe this can be seen in different lines including "tinkle, tinkle, tinkle", " he jingling and the tinkling of the bells" and " rhyming and the chiming" because these include words such as "jingle" or "tinkle" that represent or resemble the sounds of bells.