In,"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, alliteration is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says,"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." It plays a large role because it gives special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing. It emphasizes his depression towards the lost Lenore in that one line.

     In, "The incident in the Rose Garden," by Edgar Allan Poe, personification is the device that plays a larger role. He uses it when he says "The gardener came running. An old man, out of breath. Fear has given him legs." It plays a large role because the gardener is frightened and running away from death. Personification is the device because fear cannot actually give someone legs.