The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

In stanza 2, what month does the narrator recall the events of this poem took place?

• October

• February

• January

• December

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What action does the narrator take in stanza 4?

• He opens the door

• He cries

• He opens the window

• He prays

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How is the setting of "The Raven" related to the mood of the piece?

• The bleak and dreary setting gives it a melancholy mood.

• The bright and busy setting creates a contrast with the poem's sad mood.

• The natural beauty of the poem creates an uplifting mood.

• The setting has no relationship to the mood.

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How does the raven get to the perch?

• The raven appears in a dream.

• The speaker looks for the raven.

• The raven is brought by Lenore.

• The raven flies in a window.

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What does the speaker want to know?

• He wants to know who the raven is.

• He wants to know if the raven will go away.

• He wants to know if he will see Lenore again.

• He wants to know why he is alive.

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Which line from "The Raven" has internal rhyme?

• Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer.

• And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.

• And so faintly you came tapping,

• Only this and nothing more.

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What does the word nevermore represent in "The Raven?"

• paradise

• a refrain

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

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Read the passage:

While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

Identify the effect of the alliteration in this passage.

• The word tapping is a sound word.

• The words napping and tapping rhyme.

• The words nodded, nearly napping are right next to each other and are stressed.

• The words nodded, nearly napping suggest a person's head drifting off to sleep.

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The setting described in the first stanza of 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe is:

• A stormy night

• A bright morning

• A midnight dreary

• A sunny afternoon

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In the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe, who is Lenore and what does she represent?

• A lost love, representing beauty and loss

• A mythical creature, representing mystery

• A symbol of hope, representing future possibilities

• A friend, representing companionship

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