What is the figure speech of 'Once upon a midnight dreary' from 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe?

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2026-04-21 08:00

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"Once upon a midnight dreary" uses anastrophe, which inverts the more common 'dreary midnight' to rhyme with weary at the end of the line. It is also a play on the common fairy tale opening of: "Once upon a time" to set a tone for the poem.

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