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maiden
long a sound
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radiant
long a sound
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rare
long a sound
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lost
short o sound
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sorrow
short o sound
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sorrow
short o sound
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borrow
short o sound
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sought
short o sound
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morrow
short o sound
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upon
short o sound
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wrought
short o sound
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December
long e sound
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bleak
long e sound
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in
short i sound
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it
short i sound
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distinctly
short i sound
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remember
long e sound
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I
long i sound
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While
long i sound
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quaint
long a sound
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many
long a sound
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weary
Long e sound
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weak
Long e sound
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dreary
Long e sound
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rapping
R sound matches with "rapping"
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rapping
R sound matches with "rapping"
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shadow
S sound matches with "soul"
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soul
S sound matches with "shadow"
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light
L sound matches with "lamp"
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lamp
L sound matches with "light"
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dreaming
D sound matches with "demon's"
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demon’s
D sound matches with "dreaming"
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Pallas
P sound matches with "pallid"
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pallid
P sound matches with "Pallas"
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sitting
S sound matches with "still" and "sitting" and "still"
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still
S sound matches with "still" and "sitting" and "sitting"
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sitting
S sound matches with "still" and "still" and "sitting"
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still
S sound matches with "sitting" and "still" and "sitting"
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from
F sound matches with "from" and "form"
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form
F sound matches with "from" and "from"
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from
F sound matches with "form" and "from"
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loneliness
L sound matches with "Leave"
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Leave
L sound matches with "loneliness"
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soul
L sound matches with "Leave" and "b(l)ack" "p(l)ume" and "lie"
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lie
L sound matches with "Leave" and "b(l)ack" "p(l)ume" and "sou(l)"
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plume
L sound matches with "Leave" and "b(l)ack" "lie" and "sou(l)"
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black
L sound matches with "Leave" and "p(l)ume" "lie" and "sou(l)"
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Leave
L sound matches with "b(l)ack" and "p(l)ume" "lie" and "sou(l)"
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radiant
R sound matches with "rare"
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rare
R sound matches with "radiant"
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sorrow
S sound matches with "soul"
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soul
S sound matches with "sorrow"
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both
B sound matches with "By" "bends" and "a(b)ove"
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above
B sound matches with "By" "bends" and "both"
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bends
B sound matches with "By" "a(b)ove" and "both"
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By
B sound matches with "bends" "a(b)ove" and "both"
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tell
T sound matches with "tell"
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tell
T sound matches with "tell"
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implore
I sound matches with "is" "is" and "in"
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in
I sound matches with "is" "is" and "implore"
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Is
I sound matches with "is" "in" and "implore"
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is
I sound matches with "is" "in" and "implore"
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truly
T sound matches with "tell"
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tell
T sound matches with "truly"
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haunted
H sound matches with "home" and "Horror"
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Horror
H sound matches with "home" and "haunted"
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home
H sound matches with "Horror" and "haunted"
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desert
D sound matches with "Desolate" "un(d)aunted"
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undaunted
D sound matches with "Desolate" "desert"
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Desolate
D sound matches with "un(d)aunted" "desert"
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thee
T sound matches with "Temper" "tempest" and "tossed"
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tossed
T sound matches with "Temper" "tempest" and "thee"
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tempest
T sound matches with "Temper" "tossed" and "thee"
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Tempter
T sound matches with "tempest" "tossed" and "thee"
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whether
W sound matches with "Whether"
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Whether
W sound matches with "whether"
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kind
K sound matches with "Quaff" and "quaff"
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quaff
K sound matches with "Quaff" and "kind"
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Quaff
K sound matches with "quaff" and "kind"
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respite
R sound matches with "Respite"
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Respite
R sound matches with "respite"
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tufted
T sound matches with "tufted"
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tinkled
T sound matches with "tinkled"
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floor
F sound matches with "foot" and "falls"
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falls
F sound matches with "foot" and "floor"
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foot
F sound matches with "falls" and "floor"
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Seraphim
S sound matches with "Swung"
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Swung
S sound matches with "Seraphim"
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methought
Th- sound matches with "Then"
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Then
Th- sound matches with "me(t)hought"
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shall
S sound matches with "She"
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She
S sound matches with "shall"
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gloating
L sound matches with "lining" "lamp" and "light"
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light
L sound matches with "lining" "lamp" and "g(l)oating"
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light
L sound matches with "lining" "lamp" and "g(l)oating"
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lamp
L sound matches with "lining" "light" and "g(l)oating"
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lining
L sound matches with "lamp" "light" and "g(l)oating"
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violet
V sound matches with "velvet"
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velvet
V sound matches with "violet"
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gloated
L sound matches with "lining" "lamp" and "light"
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lamp
L sound matches with "lining" "light" and "g(l)oating"
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lining
L sound matches with "lamp" "light" and "g(l)oating"
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bosom’s
B sound matches with "burned"
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burned
B sound matches with "bosom's"
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fiery
F sound matches with "fowl"
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fowl
F sound matches with "fiery"
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guessing
G sound matches with "en(g)aged"
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engaged
G sound matches with "guessing"
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ghastly
G sound matches with "grim" and "un(g)ainly" and "gaunt"
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gaunt
G sound matches with "grim" and "un(g)ainly" and "ghastly"
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ungainly
G sound matches with "grim" and "ghastly" and "gaunt"
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grim
G sound matches with "un(g)ainly" and "ghastly" and "gaunt"
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fancy
F sound matches with "fancy"
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Fancy
F sound matches with "fancy"
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bust
B sound matches with "bird"
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bird
B sound matches with "bust"
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beguiling
B sound matches with "But"
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But
B sound matches with "beguiling"
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nevermore
N sound matches with "Never"
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Never
N sound matches with "nevermore"
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bore
B sound matches with "burden"
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burden
B sound matches with "bore"
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faster
F sound matches with "Followed" "fast" and "faster"
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followed
F sound matches with "Followed" "fast" and "faster"
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fast
F sound matches with "Followed" "followed" and "faster"
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Followed
F sound matches with "fast" "followed" and "faster"
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unmerciful
U sound matches with "unhappy"
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unhappy
U sound matches with "unmerciful"
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its
I sound matches with "it" and "is"
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is
I sound matches with "it" and "its"
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it
I sound matches with "is" and "its"
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stillness
S sound matches with "Startled"
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Startled
S sound matches with "stillness"
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have
H sound matches with "he" and "Hopes"
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Hopes
H sound matches with "he" and "have"
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he
H sound matches with "Hopes" and "have"
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before
F sound matches with "friends" and "flown"
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flown
F sound matches with "friends" and "be(f)ore"
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friends
F sound matches with "flown" and "be(f)ore"
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fluttered
F sound matches with "farther" and "feather"
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feather
F sound matches with "farther" and "fluttered"
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farther
F sound matches with "feather" and "fluttered"
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word
W sound matches with "one" "word" and "one"
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one
W sound matches with "one" "word" and "word"
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word
W sound matches with "one" "one" and "word"
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one
W sound matches with "word" "one" and "word"
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Nevermore
N sound matches with "name"
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name
N sound matches with "Nevermore"
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above
B sound matches with "Bird" and "beast" and "bust"
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bust
B sound matches with "Bird" and "beast" and "a(b)ove"
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beast
B sound matches with "Bird" and "bust" and "a(b)ove"
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Bird
B sound matches with "beast" and "bust" and "a(b)ove"
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relevancy
L sound matches with "little" and "little"
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little
L sound matches with "little" and "re(l)evancy"
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little
L sound matches with "little" and "re(l)evancy"
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marvelled
M sound matches with "Much"
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Much
M sound matches with "marvelled"
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grim
G sound matches with "Ghastly"
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Ghastly
G sound matches with "grim"
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thou
Th- sound matches with "Though" and "thy"
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thy
Th- sound matches with "Though" and "thou"
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Though
Th- sound matches with "thy" and "thou"
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this
Th- sound matches with "Then"
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Then
Th- sound matches with "this"
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Pallas
P sound matches with "Perched"
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Perched
P sound matches with "Pallas"
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lady
L sound matches with "lord"
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lord
L sound matches with "lady"
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saintly
S sound matches with "stepped" and "stately"
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stately
S sound matches with "stepped" and "saintly"
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stepped
S sound matches with "stately" and "saintly"
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with
W sound matches with "when"
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when
W sound matches with "with"
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mystery
M sound matches with "moment"
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moment
M sound matches with "mystery"
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this
Th- sound matches with "then" and "thereat"
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thereat
Th- sound matches with "then" and "this"
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then
Th- sound matches with "thereat" and "this"
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something
S sound matches with "surely" "said" and "something"
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surely
S sound matches with "surely" "said" and "something"
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said
S sound matches with "surely" "surely" and "something"
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Surely
S sound matches with "said" "surely" and "something"
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whispered
W sound matches with "word" "whispered" and "word"
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word
W sound matches with "word" "whispered" and "whispered"
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whispered
W sound matches with "word" "word" and "whispered"
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word
W sound matches with "whispered" "word" and "whispered"
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dream
D sound matches with "Doubting" "dreaming" "dreams" and "dared"
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dared
D sound matches with "Doubting" "dreaming" "dreams" and "dream"
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dreams
D sound matches with "Doubting" "dreaming" "dared" and "dream"
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dreaming
D sound matches with "Doubting" "dreams" "dared" and "dream"
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Doubting
D sound matches with "dreaming" "dreams" "dared" and "dream"
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darkness
D sound matches with "Deep"
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Deep
D sound matches with "darkness"
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sure
S sound matches with "scarce"
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scarce
S sound matches with "sure"
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tapping
T sound matches with "tapping"
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tapping
T sound matches with "tapping"
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entrance
E sound matches with "entreating"
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entreating
E sound matches with "entrance"
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As you can see, visually, Poe does not let one stanza go without using alliteration.
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