Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'

Imagine you are reading 'The Raven' during a stormy night. How does the suspense build?

• By repeating the tapping sound at the door

• By worsening the storm as you progress through the poem

• By making the bird say more and more horrific things, causing you to feel uneasy

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How does Edgar Allan Poe illustrate a unity of effect of madness in 'The Raven'?

• By detailing the protagonist's physical appearance

• Through the use of metaphorical language

• Through the narrator's continued conversation with the raven

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And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the
     floor
     Shall be lifted—nevermore!

According to 'The Philosophy of Composition,' what was Poe trying to show in this stanza?

• That the raven is a reincarnation of the speaker's lost love

• That the speaker will keep the raven as a pet to remind him of Lenore

• That the raven will forever be a symbol of the speaker's loss

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Elijah is reading a novel for his literature class and he needs to evaluate the text. What is one of the tasks he might undertake in this process?

• Researching the life of the author of the novel

• Determining the author's intention behind writing the novel

• Suggesting edits for parts of the novel that need work

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During a literature class, Emma, Abigail, and Mason are debating the central message of 'The Raven'. What conclusion do they reach?

• Death is the end of everything.

• Education is the key to success.

• Loss and despair are everlasting.

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Which of these sentences contains alliteration?

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The sun melted into the ocean.

• He was tired after a long day at work.

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'Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow'. Which of these poetic devices does Poe use here?

• Rhyme

• Personification

• Repetition

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Imagine Nora, Hannah, and Elijah are reading 'The Raven' together. They come across these lines: 'Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;' Which sentence best explains how Poe builds suspense by using alliteration in this scenario?

• The use of verbs ending in ing create the sense that these things happen all the time.

• The use of words ending in ing creates a lilting sound that hypnotizes the reader.

• The repeated d sound creates a hard, jarring effect that makes the reader uneasy.

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During a literature class, Mrs. Martin was reading 'The Raven' aloud. She read the line, 'And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;'. Nate was asked to identify the poetic devices used by Poe in this line. What did he identify?

• Rhyme

• Personification

• Repetition

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Read these lines from 'The Raven'. Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; Which of these best describes the tone in these lines?

• Frightening

• Formal

• Playful

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