1. Edgar Alan Poe
(The Poe Page) The rhyme scheme of this passage is A,B. ... This sonnet is written in Shakespearian style which means it rhymes. ... The Raven is a virtuoso performance in the use of internal rhyme(Harcourt Brace Company, 288). Some examples of internal rhyme that occur in the poem are when he says "dreary" and "weary" which occur in line one, "napping", "tapping", and "rapping" repeating tapping and rapping during lines three and four, and "shutter" and "flutter" in lines thirty-seven. This internal rhyme appears throughout the entire length of the poem. ...
- Word Count: 1108
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School