ACC THE RAVEN

Front

What type of figurative language is this? "And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming"

Back

Metaphor

Front

What type of figurative language is this? “...suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.”

Back

Simile

Front

What type of figurative language is this? “To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core”

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Choose the correct word for the definition: To bring about the end; an ending to something.

Back

Surcease

Front

Choose the correct word for the definition: Charmless and inhospitable; dreary.

Back

Bleak

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words is:

Back

alliteration

Front

The repetition of vowel sounds is:

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assonance

Front

Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will

Back

never escape his grief

Front

Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house? Options: the door frame, the mantle above the fireplace, a bust of Pallas, on the bookcase

Back

a bust of Pallas

Front

Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
Options:
Happiness is fleeting.
The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
The poet will never sleep again.
Grief is a manifestation of insanity.

Back

The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.