"The Raven"
by Edgar Allen Poe
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
Question
Use the lines below to answer the question.
Which of the following describes the poet’s use of internal rhyme?
A) rhyming morrow with borrow
B) rhyming radiant and maiden
C) rhyming floor with Lenore
D) rhyming separate and sorrow
D) rhyming separate and sorrow
is that correct?
I apologize for the confusion. Upon closer examination of the given lines, there is no specific instance of internal rhyme. Internal rhyme would occur within a single line of verse, where two or more words rhyme with each other. None of the options provided in the question accurately describe the poet's use of internal rhyme in these lines. Therefore, the correct answer would be none of the above.
To determine the answer to the question, we need to understand the concept of internal rhyme and then analyze the given lines.
Internal rhyme refers to the rhyming of words within the same line or phrase. It adds musicality and structure to a poem. Now let's examine the provided lines from "The Raven" to identify the internal rhyme:
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;"
Here, there is no internal rhyme.
"And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."
In this line, the words "ember" and "floor" rhyme with each other, creating an internal rhyme.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C) rhyming "floor" with "Lenore".