AIM: How does Edgar Allan Poe's “The Bells” convey and reinforce the meaning of the life cycle through his choice of poetic sound devices?
POETIC SOUNDS:
We came back to the lesson from Tuesday, and we started off on the Poetic Sound Device of Euphonious sounds. Teams earned points when they found the euphonious sounds in the sentences provided. We learned more sound devices including alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, rhyme (perfect rhyme, imperfect rhyme.) We watched a video about alliteration that showed phrases such as “winding, winding with willpower we wrestle, and wearily winching, wilting and woozy, we wage.”
Alliteration is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of the words. It helps communicate the mood of a poem, such as the sound of s- can give us the idea of a slippery snake. It is also known as “front rhyme.”
Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the natural sound of an object. Such sounds include Tick, Tweet, Hum, Whoosh. Onomotopeiea adds atmosphere and layers to a poem or even just a movie or a game. Repetition of some onomatopoeia adds a rhythm to the poem. It allows the reader to hear the poem more clearly.
Repetition is repeating words, phrases, lines, and stanzas. It emphasizes an idea, creates a rhythm, or creates a sense of urgency.
Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of words, adds an order of language, and gives the poem rhythm as well. Perfect rhyme is when stressed or syllables share the exact same sound. Imperfect rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds, which are not the exact same but sound similar. Such examples include see, thee, he. It is a poem’s most malleable tool, and it can be used to progress the poem forward in its rhythm. The o- and the e- sound can also be found in the rapper Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself” when looking for rhyme.
The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe
After this, we read “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe. This poem seems to use repetition as the word “bells” is repeated many times within the text. It also uses imagery, as we can feel the sounds of the bells with the onomatopoeia, and how Poe describes all the different types of bells. Such onomatopoeia includes sobbing, throbbing, tinkle, ring, etc.
ANALYSIS OF POETRY:
We looked at each stanza of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, “The Bells” and we found the meaning/connotation or denotation of each stanza. As well as that, we described each different type of bell, and how it affected the mood.
TEAMWORK:
Teams answered questions based upon what they learned in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Bells”. Such questions included asking about the mood of the entire poem, and how it could symbolize a metaphor that is repeated throughout the text. Other subjects touched upon were the sounds or the devices that Poe used to emphasize the imagery that was present within the poem.
REFLECTION:
This lesson taught me how important such sound devices are in poems. We find that using these devices, such as onomatopoeia and alliteration, brings the poem to a truly higher standing, with the reader being able to fully understand and feel the poem within themselves. The use of imagery gives the reader a sense of “Deja vu” as they can relate with the poem, or even just feel the poem’s beat. Example poems such as Poe’s The Bells show us that using these sound devices brings the fluency of the poem to greater heights, as well as showing the reader what the true meaning of the said poem was.
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