This
paper discusses that, while
meter and
rhyme in Poe's poem "The Bells" is magical in its own right, these patterns also contribute greatly to the overall effect of the poem. The author feels that rhyme goes hand-in-hand with meter to create the overall
mood and
tone of Poe's "The Bells." The paper explains that, although each
stanza begins and ends with the same metric pattern, trochaic octameter with frequent
catalexis, and rhyme scheme, Poe mixes up the meter and rhyme within each stanza.