"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,” “On the morrow, he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.” Then the bird said, “Nevermore.” While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. end rhyme, alliteration, internal rhyme

Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness

I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and

so gently you came rapping,"

Internal rhyme

"On the morrow he will leave me, as

my hopes have flown before." Then

the bird said, "Nevermore."

End rhyme.

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly

there came a tapping, As of some one

gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door

Alliteration

Explanation:

The statements it excerpts that best define internal rhyme, end rhyme and alliteration have been linked.

Internal rhyme occurs when words are rhymed in the same line

Alliteration has to do with similar sounding words in a sentence.

End rhyme means that words at the end of the sentence rhymes.

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.