"The Raven" and "The Gift of the Magi"

To analyze something means to...

• To add additional meanings to words and phrases

• To remove unwanted substances in something

• Take the pieces apart and examine them carefully

• To give someone a reason for doing something

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The poem begins with the narrator...

• enjoying a warm, sunny afternoon

• being very tired from building a chamber door

• in a deep, satisfying sleep

• reading books and napping

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"The Raven" is about...

• a grief-stricken man and a mysterious raven

• a sad man who just lost his mother

• a man who loses everything in a fire

• a happy woman and her big, yellow cat

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CCSS.RL.8.10

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Figurative language is...

• Language that persuades the reader to take action

• Language that explains the story to the reader

• Language that appeals to our senses (hearing, seeing, tasting)

• Language that gives you a sense of satisfaction

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What is the narrator thinking about when the poem BEGINS?

• a raven that won't leave him alone

• what time he should go to bed

• a woman named Lenore

• how boring his old books are

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"And the SILKEN, SAD, UNCERTAIN"...is an example of what figurative language?

• imagery

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

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An inference is...

• A motivation based on hate and fear

• A conclusion based on evidence

• A deliberate lie and falsehood

• A way of thinking supported by a society

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What happens when the narrator opens the door the FIRST time?

• The raven flies in and won't leave

• He was reunited with his love Lenore

• He runs out the door and down a hill

• Nothing was there but darkness

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When the raven flew into the narrator's chamber, the raven...

• Flew in proudly like it owned the place

• Flew in, but died shortly after arriving

• Flew in, but flew right back out

• Acted like it was scared of the narrator

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How did the narrator feel about the raven when it FIRST flew in?

• He was amused

• He was angry

• He was scared

• He was annoyed

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