The Raven

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

• die soon

• never get over his grief

• be reunited with Lenore

• turn his sorrow into a poem

VOCAB: When the speaker asks for surcease to sorrow, he wants it to:

• continue

• end

• deceive

• extend

VOCAB: To marvel at something means

• Surprised and awe

• Appearance

• Peaceful

• Comical

At first, the speaker thinks the noise he hears is —

• his enemy stalking him

• the wind blowing the door open

• someone at the door

• his friends playing tricks on him

What is the time of year of the events?

• An early April morning

• Noon in July

• midnight in december

• a normal day in October

What can we infer has happened to Lenore?

• She broke up with the speaker

• She moved away

• She died

• She is missing

What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's grief and loneliness because of death

• The evil that haunts a man

• The love the speaker had for Lenore

• Nature and how it affects human emotions

What is the meaning of the word "nevermore"

• Not ever again

• Not possible

• Forever

• Forever ever

VOCAB: Describing something or someone as ominous means it is:

• surprising

• peaceful

• sinister and sneaky

• unattractive and out of place

In which quotation are the underlined words an example of 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!”