The Raven - POEtic Elements

What rhyme scheme appears in the first stanza?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

• A,B,C,B,B,B

• A,B,C,D,E,F

• A,A,B,B,C,C

• A,A,B,B,A

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Does this rhyme scheme continue throughout the poem?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4. Identify the internal rhyming words Poe uses in the first stanza.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

• dreary

• weak

• quaint

• rapping

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of Poe ending each stanza with a shorter sixth line?

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“ ’Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

• He repeats the last line other times throughout the poem to create a sense of lunacy. The narrator keeps repeating themselves.

• The effect of the shorter line is that it stands out. It's clearly different from the other lines, so its content stands out and you pay extra attention.

• It's interesting.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an alliteration?

• weak and weary

• curious volume of forgotten lore

• suddenly there came a tapping

• gently rapping, rapping

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an onomatopoeia

• rapping, tapping

• nevermore

• lost Lenore

• "Tis some visiter," I muttered

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Lenore means...

• life

• laughter

• love

• light

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

"Balm in Gilead" means the narrator is trying to find:

• relief from pain

• something to eat

• some hand lotion

• oil for a recipe

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Another word for allusion is:

• reference

• mirage

• fantasy

• story

The Raven is a symbol of:

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5