What makes Reading 1 of Poe's "The Bells' more suitable for hearing the
rhythm of the poem?
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Hear the sledges with the bells,
Silver bells!
What a world of merriment their melody foretells!
How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,
In the icy air of night!
While the stars, that oversprinkle
All the heavens, seem to twinkle
With a crystalline delight;
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells,
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
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A. Its emphasis on the most emotional words draws attention to the
rhythm
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B. Its predictable pace and detached tone give the words a songlike
quality
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C. Its playful, agile tone gives the poem a pleasant, almost childlike
mood.
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D. Its long, droning pronunciation takes the emphasis off of the
poem's content