The Raven

At first, the speaker thinks the noise he hears is —

• his enemy stalking him
• the wind blowing the door open
• someone at the door
• his friends playing tricks on him

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the time and year of the events?

• Midnight in December
• An afternoon at the end of October
• Noon in July
• An early April morning

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• die soon
• never escape his despair
• be reunited with Lenore
• make his sorrow the subject of a great poem

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What happens when the author opens the door?

• the raven flies in
• Lenore appears
• his mother comes in
• he sees only darkness

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

What word does the raven repeat?

• Lenore
• nevermore
• prophet
• eat my shorts

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

• the door frame
• the mantle above the fireplace
• a bust of Pallas
• on the bookcase

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

• Onomatopoeia
• alliteration 
• rhyme
• repetition

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the author pines for?

• Lenore

• Lenna

• Lydia

• Loralei