The Raven

What time does the poem take place?

• midnight
• noon
• morning
• afternoon

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

The speaker is upset about losing a  

• Book
• Loved One
• Bird
• Statue

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• revulsion
• fear
• anger
• amusement

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.4

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2