The tintinnabulation of the bells poem

What do the words melancholy, monody, and knell have in common?ġ. The word 'clamorous' describes what kind of sound?ģ. Edgar Allan Poe created the word 'tintinnabulation' to describe what?Ģ. Finally, the last stanza of the poem includes church bells solemnly and mournfully announcing death and a funeral.ġ. The mood of the poem takes a more drastic turn as the third stanza describes alarm bells warning of a fire and impending disaster. A bit less giddy, the second stanza speaks of the hopeful bells of a wedding celebration.

The first stanza of the poem describes the happy bells of joyful young people on a sleigh ride in the snow. 'The Bells' is really a poem about the cycle of life, from carefree youth to ultimate death. The poem also contains heavy use of symbolism to depict the underlying meaning of the piece.

It is a highly musical poem in which Poe uses very carefully selected words, and masterful rhythms and repetitions to create just the right sound and mood in each stanza. In Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Bells', the sound of the bells from stanza to stanza goes from cheery to gloomy.