The Raven

What time does the poem take place?

• midnight
• noon
• morning
• afternoon

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When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door", who did he think was outside?

• his neighbor
• the raven
• some late night visitor
• his mother

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The speaker is upset about losing a  

• Book
• Loved One
• Bird
• Statue

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To explain the noise at the door the speaker

• concludes that a servant needs help
• guesses that a bird is in the hall
• assumes he has a visitor
• imagines Lenore is speaking

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What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?

• dreary, weak, weary
• napping, tapping, rapping
• quaint, curious and forgotten
• midnight, pondered, muttered

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At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

• revulsion
• fear
• anger
• amusement

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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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Why did Poe choose to use a raven versus a parrot or an owl? 

• The Raven is happy and Poe writes about happy things
• The Raven is black and can speak.
• Ravens often appear in legend and literature as sinister omens
• Owls and parrots are too scary for people to read about. 

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In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?

• It means the narrator is getting upset
• It shows the pacing and the narrative tension are rising
• It gives a variety of punctuation so the reader doesn't get bored
• It shows the bird could be a devil

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What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's grief and lonliness
• The evil that haunts him
• The love that he had for Lenore
• Nature and how it affects human emotions

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