The Raven

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

The speaker is upset about losing a  

• Book

• Loved One

• Bird

• Statue

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

The conflict described in The Raven is . . .

• the speaker is going crazy

• the speaker hopes to speak to Lenore's ghost

• the speaker is dreaming

• the speaker misses his dead lover

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

• Onomatopoeia

• alliteration 

• rhyme

• repetition

As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• suspense

What words use alliteration to create rhythm in lines 14–15?

• “thrilled me,” “filled me”

• “fantastic,” “terrors,” “never”

• “filled,” “fantastic,” “felt” 

• “beating,” “repeating”

What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks?

• hearing tapping

• seeing Lenore

• drinking deeply

• smelling perfume

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

• Happiness is fleeting.

• The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.

• The poet will never sleep again.

• Grief is a manifestation of insanity.

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