The Raven Figurative Language

The Raven Figurative Language

8th Grade

15 Qs

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The Raven Figurative Language

The Raven Figurative Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.7.4, RI. 9-10.9

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between Lenore and the narrator?

Lenore is the narrator’s best friend; the narrator believes Lenore is in love with him.

Lenore is the narrator’s true love whom has recently passed away.

Lenore is the narrator’s girlfriend who just broke up with him.

Lenore is the owner of a pet shop; the narrator believes she has sent him a Raven as a present.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phrase “the lamplight gloated o’er” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Alliteration

Personification

Metaphor

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of figurative language is used in the following line, “Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before”? Yes...there's alliteration, but it isn't a choice, so there's something else...

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phrase “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

metaphor

simile

personifcation

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The phrase “Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

metaphor

simile

personification

assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?

The raven will never leave the chamber

The poet will never sleep again

A talking raven is a symbol of madness

The poet will grieve Lenore’s death forever

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem?

The sorrow and sadness that comes with the loss of a loved one can never be undone.

Evil spirits take many forms and can haunt one relentlessly for past misdeeds.

Fear is only an internal conflict, and cannot actually harm one.

The natural world is hostile and evil.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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