Romanticism

What is tone in literature?

• The author's attitude towards the subject

• The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

• The symbolism present in a story.

• A story that teaches a lesson.

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What is mood in literature?

• The feelings and emotions of reader based on text evidence.

• The way that an author uses symbols in a text.

• The author's attitude towards the subject.

• The lesson that is taught in a short story.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of Dark Romanticism?

• Nature is dark and mysterious.

• People are sinful.

• Supernatural elements.

• Positive about human potential.

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In the Raven, 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

The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird

• says that the speaker will never see Lenore again 
•  tells the speaker that he will die very soon
• speaks about the ruler of the underworld
• tries to push the speaker out of the room

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In the Raven, the speaker can best be described as a —

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors

• magician conjuring up evil spirits

• poet seeking inspiration for a new work

• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

In the Raven, what time and when does the poem take place?

• Midnight in December

• An afternoon at the end of October

• Noon in July

• An early April morning

In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by 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!”

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What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's despair and utter lack of hope

• The evil that haunts him

• The love that he had for Lenore

• Nature and how it affects human emotions

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Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

• on top of a lamp

• the mantle above the fireplace

• a bust of Pallas above the chamber door

• on the bookcase

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