Poetic repetition of sounds, as used in Poe’s “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Poetic repetition of sounds, as used in Poe’s “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASSONANCE.

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Crossword Answer For Poetic repetition of sounds, as used in Poe’s “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary”:

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASSONANCE Poetic repetition of sounds, as used in Poe’s “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 3, 2022
67% UPON 'Once ___ a midnight dreary ...' (4) New York Times Jun 2, 2025
63% QUAINT “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, / Over many a ____ and curious volume” (Edgar Allan Poe) (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jun 26, 2022
61% THERAVEN 1845 poem by Edgar Allan Poe which begins: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary" (3,5) (8)
61% EDGARALLANPOE "Once upon a midnight dreary . . ." (13)
59% POE "While I pondered, weak and weary" penner (3)
57% RAVEN Poe poem that starts 'Once upon a midnight dreary,' with 'The' (5) New York Times Dec 4, 2017
57% DREARY "Once upon a midnight ___."—Poe. (6)
55% ONCE "__ upon a midnight dreary ... " (4) LA Times Daily Mar 10, 2023
51% ETA "Once ____ a midnight dreary ..." (3) USA Today Quick Nov 12, 2024

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Poetic repetition of sounds, as used in Poe’s “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary” Crossword Clue
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