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The Bells By Edgar Allan Poe

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The theme of the poem “The Bells” written by Edgar Allan Poe is music possess certain feelings in our souls, meaning that the mood of what our ears take in can affect the emotions we feel. This being so, there are actually four moods to this piece of writing, each stanza having their own. The first is joyful, the second is dreamy, the third is alarming, and the fourth is seriousness. “Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells” (2, 3). For those who could hear this melody, they were allowed the chance to step into that world, that world of pure joy. The same goes for the song of the wedding bells. “Golden bells! What a world of happiness their harmony foretells” (16, 17). It is easy to picture a wedding scene for those who
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