Questions: Unit Exam - Gothic Literature I
What sound device is used in the highlighted section?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!' onomotapoeia This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, 'Lenore!' 30 - Merely this and nothing more.
Transcript text: Unit Exam - Gothic Literature I
What sound device is used in the highlighted section?
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the darkness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, 'Lenore!' onomotapoeia This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, 'Lenore!' 30 - Merely this and nothing more.
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the highlighted section.
The highlighted section is "Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before."
Step 2: Define onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).
Step 3: Determine if onomatopoeia is used in the highlighted section.
The words in the highlighted section like "wondering," "fearing," "doubting," and "dreaming" do not represent sounds. Instead, internal rhyme and alliteration are sound devices used in this highlighted section. Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. In the highlighted passage, the repetition of the 'd' sound in "Deep," "darkness," "doubting," "dreaming," "dreams," "dared," and "dream" creates alliteration. Internal rhyme is present through the rhyming of "peering," "fearing," "dreaming."
Final Answer
The highlighted section does not use onomatopoeia. The sound devices used are alliteration and internal rhyme.