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No. It is more properly an example of consonance or alliteration because of the repeating 'n' consonant sounds (consonance) at the beginning of the words (alliteration). Assonance occurs when there is a repeating vowel sound.

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What are all of the nouns in this Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore While I nodded nearly napping suddenly ther?

The nouns in the example verse are:midnightvolumelorenappingtapping


While I nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping As of some one gently rapping rapping at my chamber door The lines above demonstrate the use of in The Raven?

internal rhyming, consonance, and alliteration


How does the first stanza of The Raven relate to his later assumption that the raven is an agent of the supernatural?

The raven may be considered an agent of the supernatural because it first, according to the narrator, taps on the chamber door then on the window, but I believe the narrator "nodded, nearly napping," was unable to comprehend that the raven was tapping at the window from the beginning.


What was Edgar Allan Poe's best work?

the raven ounce upon a midnight deary while i pondered weak and weary over a many quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore while i nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping as of someone rapping rapping at my chamber door "Tis some visitor," i muttered tapping at my chamber door only this and nothing more


How do you use nodded in a sentence?

He nodded in agreement.


What is the Synonym and antonym of nodded?

A synonym for nodded is acknowledged. An antonym for nodded is shook his/her head (meaning "no").


Can you make the sentence with the word nodded?

"Yes, you're right", said the man and nodded to me.


What is the past tense of nod?

The past tense of nod is nodded.


What does 'While I nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping' mean?

This line is from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven." It describes the narrator starting to doze off when he is interrupted by a tapping sound at his door. The sudden noise startles him and draws his attention away from falling asleep.


What part of speech does the word nodded have?

"Nodded" is the past tense form of the verb "nod".


Is nodded an adjective?

nodded is a verb because its telling action a adjective describes something


Who wrote these famous lines once up a midnight dreary?

Edgar Allen Poe. It's from The Raven, the first verse of which reads: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. "Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door, Only this, and nothing more."