The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

What is the time and year of the events?

• Midnight in December
• An afternoon at the end of October
• Noon in July
• An early April morning

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The speaker can best be described as a —

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors
• magician conjuring up evil spirits
• poet seeking inspiration for a new work
• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

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In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?

• “What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”
• “Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”
• “Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”
• “On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”

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What word does the raven repeat?

• Lenore
• nevermore
• prophet
• eat my shorts

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Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

• the door frame
• the mantle above the fireplace
• a bust of Pallas
• on the bookcase

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"As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door" is an example of which sound device

• repetition
• rhyme
• alliteration
• suspense

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"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

• Onomatopoeia
• alliteration 
• rhyme
• repetition

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When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?

• accuses the bird of lying
• he kills the bird
• he laughs
• he grows increasingly frustrated

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What big question represents the theme of this poem?

• How do people handle loss?
• Why do people dream?
• What does it take to be a survivor?
• What are you willing to sacrifice?

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What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the author pines for?

• Lenora
• Lenna
• Lydia
• Loralei

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