Exploring Symbolism in The Raven

Exploring Symbolism in The Raven

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Exploring Symbolism in The Raven

Exploring Symbolism in The Raven

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.1.6, RL.8.4

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Scott Whitwell

Used 9+ times

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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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