How does the poem’s use of internal rhyme contribute to the tone of the piece? Cite at least one example in your answer. (the raven, by edgar allen poe)

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Explanation: Internal rhymes are patterns of rhyming words inside the same line. This effect can increase the tension of the poem, as it can make the reader to accelerate the pace, or to slow it down by making more emphasis on the rhyming words.

The poem's use of the  saspistacated internal rhymes gives the piece a tone of madness in a deep soft way, in a way of resembling music  "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ponered weak and weary"(Line 1). The use of internal rhyme creates the tone of the poem keeping the poem in touch with the speaker's feelings. When the speaker feels dramatic, scared, musical, calm, the reader felt it in the poem using the internal rhymes and other factors. The interal rhymes keeps that poem's tone smooth and everalsting.