Read this excerpt from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe.

How it swells!

How it dwells

On the Future! how it tells

Of the rapture that impels

Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

Poe uses rhyme to create a nostalgic mood.

Poe uses rhyme and onomatopoeia to create a rowdy mood.

Poe uses rhyme and onomatopoeia to create a boastful mood.

The statement which best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt is the first one - Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

The whole poem is talking about different types of bells - this excerpt in particular talks about wedding bells, which are usually bearers of good luck.

He is not nostalgic, which is why the second answer is incorrect. C and D are also not true because there is no onomatopoeia in the excerpt.