The Raven Introduction

What is the significance of the alliteration in stanza 1: "weak and weary"?

• It rhymes with dreary

• W is near the end of the alphabet signifying the end of Lenore's life

• It stresses the physical and mental condition of the narrator

• It helps set the tone that is upbeat

Who did the narrator hope was at the door?

• The raven

• Lenore

• A seraphim

• An echo

What does the narrator compare the raven to?

• Lenore

• Prophet

• Pallas

• Shadow

The speaker can best be described as a —

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors

• magician conjuring up evil spirits

• poet seeking inspiration for a new work

• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

The raven was an (a)   creature that appeared in the Narrator's chamber and never left.

• ominous

• pallid

• nepenthe

• metaphor

• foresight

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

• says the raven really is the devil

• builds a trap to capture the bird

• leaves the room and never comes back

• blames the bird for his loss of hope

Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

• the door frame

• the mantle above the fireplace

• a bust of Pallas

• on the bookcase

When the speaker asks the raven if there is balm in Gilead, he is asking if there is a...

• heaven

• memory erasing potion

• happiness to be found

• relief from his terrible grief

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

• accuses the bird of lying

• he kills the bird

• he laughs

• he grows increasingly frustrated

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