The Raven Stanza 1

What type of poem is The Raven?

• rhyming poem

• lyrical poem

• narrative poem

• long poem

Poems are divided into lines and ________.

• paragraphs

• sentences

• stanzas

• chapters

What do we know about the narrator so far? (check all that apply)

• it is Poe

• it is first person

• it is a man

• it is tired

• it is reading strange books

What do we know about the setting so far?

• it is midnight

• it is in the narrator's home

• it is 1846

• the weather is nasty

• it is in Baltimore

Answer explanation

We do not have any evidence of the exact date or place at this point in the story.

What does the narrator hear?

• the wind

• the raven

• a tapping sound

• a person at the door

What is the rhyme scheme of The Raven?

• ABC

• ABCD

• ABCB

• ABCBBB

Which is an example of internal rhyme in the first stanza?

• lore, door

• weary, dreary

• nodded, napping

• door, more

Which is an example of alliteration in the first stanza?

• nodded, nearly, napping

• quaint, curious

• weak, weary

• all of the above

Which is an example of EXTERNAL rhyme in Stanza 1?

• weak and weary

• nodded nearly napping

• lore, door, more

• napping, tapping, rapping

What is the purpose of all of the rhyme, alliteration, repetition, and rhythm of the poem?

• it makes the poem musical

• it makes the poem hypnotic and captivating

• in increases the tension in the poem

• all of the above