“The Raven” Post-Reading Review

In lines 1-7: “The Raven” begins with the speaker...

• worrying about the terrible weather.

• sleeping through the tapping at his door.

• exhausted from building a chamber door.

• relaxing when he hears a knock at his door.

In lines 10-12: What is the speaker thinking about in this stanza?

• a woman named Lenore

• the names of angels

• his guilty conscience

• a terribly sad book

In lines 19-24: What happens when the narrator opens the door?

• He rips the purple curtain attached to the door.

• He sees no one is there.

• The chamber door breaks.

• He sees Lenore.

In lines 37-42: What happens the second time the narrator opens the door?

• He sees his love, Lenore.

• A raven attacks him in his room.

• He begins dreaming about his lost love.

• A raven enters his room and perches on a statue.

In lines 67-78: Which option best describes the speaker's initial attitude toward the raven?

• furious and hateful

• sad and sympathetic

• curious and confused

• angry and frightened

In lines 79-84: The speaker thinks that God might have sent the bird to...

• make him forget Lenore.

• encourage him to pray more.

• ask him if he believes in angels.

• give him a sign that Lenore is at peace.

In lines 93-102: Why does the speaker become angry with the raven?

• The raven refuses to answer the speaker.

• It replies "nevermore" when the speaker asks the bird to leave.

• It replies "nevermore" when the speaker asks if Lenore still loves him.

• It replies "nevermore" when the speaker asks if he will be reunited with Lenore.

At the end of the poem, the raven...

• disappears like a demon into the floor.

• flies out of the window.

• transforms into Lenore.

• remains where it was sitting in the speaker's room. 

What might the raven symbolize in this poem?

• The speaker's grief and lonliness
• The evil spirits that haunt him

• The love that he had for Lenore
• Nature and how it affects human emotions

In line 41: "Perched upon a bust of Pallas." Who is Pallas?

• Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom

• Hera, Queen of the Gods

• Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

• Hestia, Goddess of the Home