The Raven

What inference can you make about the speaker's current state of mind from the references to the evening as "Plutonian"?

• He worries that the raven is sick.

• He is preoccupied with death and ghosts.

• He is confused by the raven's answers.

• He fears that Lenore is held captive.

The repetition of "still is sitting" in the last stanza helps you infer that the speaker

• resents the raven's presence in the room

• has grown friendly with the raven

• thinks that the raven is a sign from heaven

• wonders if the raven will speak again

The speaker can best be described as a -

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors

• a poet seeking inspiration for a new work

• magician conjuring up evil spirits

• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

Which big question represents the theme of this poem?

• How do people handle loss?

• What does it take to be a survivor?

• Why do people dream?

• What are you willing to sacrifice?

Which of the following statements best expressed the central idea of "The Raven"

• Happiness is fleeting.

• The poet will never sleep again.

• The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.

• Grief is a manifestation of insanity.

What does the raven symbolize in the poem?

• The speaker's grief.

• The speaker's love for Lenore.

• The evil surrounding the speaker's wife's death.

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

• napping, tapping, rapping

• midnight, pondered, muttered

• dreary, weak, weary

• All of the above

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You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker

• leaves the room and never comes back

• builds a trap to capture the bird

• blames the bird for his loss of hope

• knows the raven will see his Lenore again

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

• never escape his despair

• make his sorrow the subject of a great poem

• be reunited with Lenore

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

• cheerful

• sad, but relieved

• comfortable with his future

• enraged