
Exploring Symbolism in The Raven

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English
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9th Grade
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Easy
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Scott Whitwell
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
In "The Raven," what does the raven symbolize when it repeatedly says "Nevermore"?
Hope
Despair
Freedom
Joy
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Which literary device is used in the line "And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain"?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What is the significance of the setting in "The Raven" being a dark, dreary chamber?
It represents the narrator's wealth.
It symbolizes the narrator's isolation and sorrow.
It indicates the narrator's love for literature.
It shows the narrator's fear of the outside world.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
Identify the literary device in the phrase "the Night's Plutonian shore."
Personification
Allusion
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What does the bust of Pallas Athena symbolize in the poem?
Wisdom and knowledge
Wealth and power
Love and passion
Strength and courage
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
How does the narrator's mood change throughout the poem?
From joy to anger
From curiosity to despair
From fear to relief
From confusion to understanding
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 4 pts
What literary device is used in the line "And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor"?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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