In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet ! ' said I, `thing of evil ! - prophet still, if bird or devil ! - Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way ?

It shows the pacing and the narrative tension are rising

It means the narrator is getting upset

It gives a variety of punctuation so the reader doesn't get bored

It shows the bird could be a devil

What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

The speaker's grief and lonliness

The love that he had for Lenore

Nature and how it affects human emotions

When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?

he grows increasingly frustrated

What big question represents the theme of this poem?

What does it take to be a survivor?

What are you willing to sacrifice?

What is the time and year of the events?

An afternoon at the end of October

Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will

make his sorrow the subject of a great poem

The speaker can best be described as a —

melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

lonely, elderly man longing for visitors

magician conjuring up evil spirits

poet seeking inspiration for a new work

In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?

“What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt , and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”

“Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken !—quit the bust above my door!”

“ Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning , / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”

“On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore — / Is there—is there balm in Gilead ?— tell me —tell me, I implore!”

The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird

says that the speaker will never see Lenore again

tells the speaker that he will die very soon

speaks about the ruler of the underworld

tries to push the speaker out of the room

The repetition of “still is sitting” in the last stanza helps you infer that the speaker

resents the raven’s presence in the room

thinks the raven is a sign from heaven

has grown friendly with the raven

wonders if the raven will speak again

You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker

blames the bird for his loss of hope

says the raven really is the devil

builds a trap to capture the bird

leaves the room and never comes back

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

The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.

The poet will never sleep again.

Grief is a manifestation of insanity.

What question is most important to the narrator?

Is there any way to remove his grief?

Will he ever see a rainbow unicorn?

What is "Plutonian Shore" referenced in the poem?

It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead in Hades

It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation

It separates the intellects from the ordinary man

It is a scientific reference to chemistry

The speaker was reading books to end his sadness or...

distract himself from his grief

Why is the raven a fitting bird to show up in his room?

Ravens are said to bring bad news

Ravens are bringers of good luck

Ravens are evil birds that attack people

Why did Poe choose to use a raven versus a parrot or an owl?

Ravens often appear in legend and literature as sinister omens

The Raven is happy and Poe writes about happy things

The Raven is black and can speak.

Owls and parrots are too scary for people to read about.

What inference can you make about the speaker’s current state of mind from the references to the evening as “Plutonian”?

He is preoccupied with death and ghosts.

He worries that the raven is sick.

He is confused by the raven’s answers.

He fears that Lenore is held captive.

The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird

says that the speaker will never see Lenore again

tells the speaker that he will die very soon

speaks about the ruler of the underworld

tries to push the speaker out of the room

The repetition of “still is sitting” in the last stanza helps you infer that the speaker

resents the raven’s presence in the room

thinks the raven is a sign from heaven

has grown friendly with the raven

wonders if the raven will speak again

Where is the raven at the end of the poem?

on the bust above the speaker’s door

outside the speaker’s house in a storm

near the speaker’s velvet chair

You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker

blames the bird for his loss of hope

says the raven really is the devil

builds a trap to capture the bird

leaves the room and never comes back

The Raven Figurative Language

Authored by Margaret Anderson

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

To explain the noise at the door the speaker

concludes that a servant needs help

guesses that a bird is in the hall

assumes he has a visitor

imagines Lenore is speaking

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?

dreary, weak, weary

napping, tapping, rapping

quaint, curious and forgotten

midnight, pondered, muttered

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

revulsion

fear

anger

amusement

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What words use alliteration to create rhythm in the following lines?
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

“thrilled me,” “filled me”

“fantastic,” “terrors,” “never”

“filled,” “fantastic,” “felt”

“beating,” “repeating”

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

onomatopoeia

alliteration

rhyme

repetition

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of assonance in Stanza 1?
(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)

many, quaint, curious

nodded, napping, suddenly

dreary, weak, weary

my, chamber, door

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of personification in Stanza 2?
(Hint: relating a non-human object to human)

Eagerly I wished the morrow

And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor

The rare and radiant madien

sorrow for the lost Lenore

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The Raven Figurative Language

To explain the noise at the door the speaker

What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?

At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

What words use alliteration to create rhythm in the following lines?
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

What is an example of assonance in Stanza 1?
(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)

What is an example of personification in Stanza 2?
(Hint: relating a non-human object to human)

What is an example of consonance in Stanza 3?
(Hint: recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants)

In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?

What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

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The Raven Figurative Language

To explain the noise at the door the speaker

What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?

At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

What words use alliteration to create rhythm in the following lines? Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

What is an example of assonance in Stanza 1?(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)

What is an example of personification in Stanza 2? (Hint: relating a non-human object to human)

What is an example of consonance in Stanza 3?(Hint: recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants)

In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?

What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?

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What words use alliteration to create rhythm in the following lines?
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating

What is an example of assonance in Stanza 1?
(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)

What is an example of personification in Stanza 2?
(Hint: relating a non-human object to human)

What is an example of consonance in Stanza 3?
(Hint: recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants)

In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?