Poe's Poetry

Poe left college because of what difficulty?

• His fiance broke it off and married another

• He couldn’t afford tuition due to financial troubles

• He gambled and put himself into debt

• All of the above

Poe was a master of several different genres but is best known for what kind of work?

• The Macabre

• Love Stories

• Historical Fiction

• Self-Help books

Which of the following is NOT a theory surrounding Poe’s death?

• diabetes

• suicide

• alcoholism

• cooping

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes a central theme of the poem “Annabel Lee”?

• Love can sometimes be so strong that it cannot be stopped by death.

• Jealousy and envy can corrupt people’s intentions.

• Youth, especially young emotion, leaves a strong imprint on our memories.

• Sometimes bad things happen to good people

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following statements best summarizes how the speaker describes AnnabelLee?

• The speaker describes her as coming from a wealthier family, which is why she is taken from him.

• The speaker describes her as fragile and dainty, which is why she becomes sick so easily.

• The speaker idealizes her, describing her as beautiful and seemingly having no other purpose than to love him.

• The speaker idealizes her and describes her as perfect, but he also holds a lot of resentment for the way she treated him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What effect does the personification of nature have on this poem, “Annabel Lee”?

• It proves that the speaker is unbalanced, and that he is suffering from paranoia and delusions.

• It specifically gives the speaker and the audience hope that there is an afterlife.

• It supports the speaker’s claims that Annabel Lee was purposefully taken from him due to jealousy from the heavens.

• It makes nature seem invested in humanity, as opposed to being indifferent and random, which the speaker fears more than anything.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does the rhyme scheme in Annabel Lee reveal about the speaker?

• The rhyme scheme, as it is very basic and inconsistent, reveals little about the speaker but does suggest he may be an unreliable narrator.

• The end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with Annabel "Lee"; this suggests the speaker is trying to recreate a childish rhyme,to draw attention to his youth

• The end rhyme scheme is simple and mostly involves words rhyming with Annabel "Lee"; this suggests that the speaker is still very focused on his relationship with Annabel, and she is never far from his mind.*

• The rhyme scheme mostly relies on internal rhyme (for example, "Chilling and killing" in Line 26); this suggests that the speaker has been bottling up his grief since his childhood and he can barely speak of his pain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the narrator "Annabel Lee" speak of love in the first 2 stanzas?

• he speaks of it obsessively

• he expresses distaste towards it

• he feels lonely and without love

• he loves nothing and no one

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The speaker of "The Raven" 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

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9