What is the internal rhyme of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?
The rhyme scheme is ABCBBB, and the B rhyme is always an “or” sound (Lenore, door, nevermore, etc.). Most lines use trochaic octameter, which is eight metrical feet (sixteen syllables) that follow the pattern of stressed then unstressed.
Why do authors use internal rhyme? In modern poetry, there is not often use of end rhyme, instead internal rhyme is used to create a quality of musicality to the poem. Function of an internal rhyme is to heighten the poem’s effect and make the poem more unified with a rhyming aspect within.
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