The Bells

The Bells is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. It was written in 1849. It has 4 parts to it and as they progress, they become darker and darker. From "...the jingling and the tinkling" of the bells in part 1, to the "...moaning and the groaning" of the bells in part 4.

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Throughout the poem we are reminded of the sounds that bells can make, and the feelings that these sounds can evoke in different circumstances.

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Edgar Allan Poe: Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor and critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantics. He is best known for his tales of the macabre and his poems, as well as being one of the early practitioners of the short story and...

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