Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

In "The Raven," the speaker is trying to overcome the loss of -

• his child

• his own life

• the raven

• his beloved

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"On his home by Horror haunted" (line 88) is an example of -

• repetition

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

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What does the speaker in "The Raven" want from the bird?

• He wants the bird to be his friend

• He wants it to keep saying "Nevermore."

• He wants comfort from the bird.

• He wants the bird to take a message to his beloved.

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Which of the following is an example of internal rhyme?

• "...nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping"

• "While I nodded, nearly napping"

• "Tell me what thy lordly name is"

• "Perched, and sat, and nothing more"

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What did the speaker of the poem originally think was the cause of the tapping on his door?

• a ghost

• a visitor

• the raven

• the storm outside

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What is the name of the speaker's beloved?

• Eleanor

• Sycamore

• Lenore

• Athena

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What example of onomatopoeia is contained in the following line: "Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor"

• Swung

• Seraphim

• foot-falls

• tinkled

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What most likely happened to the speaker's beloved?

• She broke up with him.

• She left him for another man.

• She died.

• She said yes to his marriage proposal.

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Which alliterative sound appears most in the following line: "Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,"

• F

• H

• W

• S

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How does the speaker feel about the bird near the end of the poem?

• Enraged

• Cheerful

• Sad but relieved

• Comfortable with his future

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