The Raven & Vocab (dict)

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the speaker and Lenore? (9-10 RL.KID.3)

• Lenore was the speaker's lover who died.

• Lenore is the speaker's enemy and has cursed him.

• Lenore was the speaker's lover who broke up with him.

• Lenore is the speaker's friend with whom the speaker is secretly in love.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes a central theme of the text? (9-10 RL.KID.2)

• Loss and grief can have powerful effects on the mind.

• The supernatural is proof that death is not the end.

• Fear is only a state of mind, and cannot significantly harm anyone.

• Evil deeds will always come back to haunt us.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which TWO of the following quotes best support the description of the central idea? (9-10 RL.KID.1)

• "'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, 'tapping at my chamber door — / Only this and nothing more.'" (Lines 5-6)

• "Eagerly I wished the morrow; — vainly I had sought to borrow / From my books surcease of sorrow — sorrow for the lost Lenore — " (Lines 9-10)

• "Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking / Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — / What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking 'Nevermore.'" (Lines 69-72)

• "Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor." (Lines 79-80)

• "And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, / And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor; / And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor / Shall be lifted — nevermore!" (Lines 105-108)

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How do the allusions, or references, made to Pallas (Athena) and Pluto (Hades) inform the character of the raven? (9-10 RL.KID.3 & 9-10 RL.CS.5)

• These allusions make the raven seem otherworldly and informs his symbolic nature as a possible messenger from the afterlife.

• These allusions imply that the raven is far more powerful than it at first seems and it is there to cast judgement on the speaker.

• These allusions contribute to the raven's characterization as the speaker's punishment, as classical gods were often seen as cruel and petty.

• These allusions remind the reader that the speaker is mentally unbalanced and mistaking a raven for a god.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why does the speaker react poorly to the raven's response of "Nevermore" in stanzas 15-16? (9-10 RL.KID.3)

• The speaker is unsettled by the raven's repetition of "Nevermore" because he believes the raven learned it from a depressed former master and intends to make him his new owner.

• The speaker begs the raven to leave, to which the raven responds "Nevermore"; the speaker becomes frustrated in these stanzas as he attempts to make it leave.

• In these stanzas, the speaker asks the raven if there is an afterlife and if he will be reunited with Lenore there, to which the raven answers "Nevermore"; the speaker takes these answers seriously and thus becomes upset.

• The speaker is frustrated by the bird's catchphrase and begs it to stop talking.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which TWO of the following quotes best embody how the imagery develops the supernatural atmosphere of the poem? (9-10 RL.KID.1 & 9-10 RL.CS.4)

• "Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before." (Lines 31-32)

• "Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; / But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door — " (Lines 39-40)

• "Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; / Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking / Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore — "(Lines 68-70)

• "Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer / Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor." (Lines 79-80)

• "And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting / On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; / And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, / And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor (Lines 103-106).

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the overall use of repetition in the poem contribute to its mood? (9-10 RL.CS.5)

• The poem's repetitive and rigid structure contrasts the speaker's declining mental state, thus contributing to the crazed mood of the poem.

• The poem's repetition of the negative response "Nevermore" contributes to the lethargic and dispassionate mood of the poem.

• The poem's use of repetition and alliteration creates a dreamy mood, as the author thinks of his love, Lenore.

• The poem's use of repetition — namely the tapping, the narrator's calls for Lenore, and the raven's catchphrase of "Nevermore" — contributes to the overall suspenseful, eerie mood.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do we annotate for “key ideas (the what)”?

• place a question mark next to the word/phrase

• place a box around the word/phrase

• underline or highlight the word/phrase

• place a circle around the word/phrase

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How do we annotate for the “who, where, and when”?

• place a question mark next to the word/phrase

• place a box around the word/phrase

• underline or highlight the word/phrase

• place a circle around the word/phrase

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How do we annotate “unfamiliar words or phrases”?

• place a question mark next to the word/phrase

• place a box around the word/phrase

• underline or highlight the word/phrase

• place a circle around the word/phrase

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10