The Raven Test

What kind of poem is "The Raven"?

• haiku

• narrative poem

• free verse

• sonnet

Which lines from “The Raven” best demonstrate the first-person point of view?

• While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

• In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; / Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he.…

• On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o'er, / But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o'er,

• Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful disaster / Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore.…

What does the speaker in "The Raven" feel when he first thinks that Lenore may be at his door?

• joy and passion

• terror and hope

• relief and pleasure

• confusion and melancholy

Which of the following best describes the interaction between the speaker and the raven in "The Raven"?

• The speaker at first welcomes the raven into his home, but he grows terrified of it and eventually chases it off.

• The raven repeatedly utters one word, "Nevermore," which the speaker interprets in various ways as a comment on his life.

• The speaker lets the raven into his home because he believes it knows his beloved, Lenore, and he wishes for news of her.

• The speaker lets the raven into his home because it reminds him of his beloved, Lenore, and he wishes to reminisce about her.

Which statement best describes the SPEAKER in “The Raven”?

• The speaker is suffering from the loss of his beloved.

• The speaker is fantasizing about love's enormous potential.

• The speaker is recalling the many joys and sorrows of his life.

• The speaker is celebrating his great love.

The speaker asks the raven all of the following EXCEPT

• The speaker asks the raven its name.

• The speaker asks the raven to stay and be his friend.

• The speaker asks the raven if his pain will ever go away.

• The speaker asks the raven if Lenore is in heaven.

Which piece of evidence from the text best demonstrates the speaker’s descent into insanity?

• Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly/ Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore (Poe 49-50)

• ...what it utters is its only stock and store (Poe 62)

• This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing (Poe 73)

• “Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!” (Poe 99)

Which statement best describes a theme of the "The Raven"?

• Fears must be faced to be overcome.

• Deep loss, loneliness, and depression can lead to madness.

• Traumatic childhood events can lead to lifelong fears and phobias.

• Imperfections make us human.

What is the end RHYME SCHEME of each stanza in "The Raven"?

• ABCDEF

• ABCBBB

• AABBCC

• ABACCC

Which line contains an example of ALLUSION?

• “Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!

• Quoth the raven, "Nevermore."

• Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!

• It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—