The Raven Figurative Language

What does the hyperbole help the reader understand about the persona?

• The persona feels excitement and curiosity about a visitor arriving at his door.

• The persona is on edge and highly sensitive, experiencing intense fear over small sounds.

• The persona finds the quiet of his home comforting and peaceful in his grief.

• The persona expects a sudden, joyous event and is eagerly awaiting it.

How does the metaphor impact the poem?

• It creates a peaceful and serene mood, suggesting that the speaker feels calm.

• It highlights the speaker’s irritation at being disturbed late at night.

• It emphasizes the eerie, haunted atmosphere, reflecting the speaker’s grief and loneliness.

• It introduces a sense of warmth and light in the speaker's dim surroundings.

What does the simile suggests about the persona's view of the bird?

• At first, the bird represents hope, but it quickly represents despair and the persona wants it to leave.

• The persona sees the bird as a friend and is scared it will leave.

• The persona knows that bird is a bad omen that will never leave him.

• The persona wishes that the bird was Lenore, but realizes that hope has gone away.

How does the personification contribute to the development of the theme?

• It shows that his grief will one day leave by personifying the light that hangs over him.

• It develops the idea that there is no relief from grief by showing that even that which gives off light throws the persona into shadow.

• It helps develop the idea that redemption is possible by offering light to the persona.

• It helps develop the idea that nature can be a solace in troubled times by showing the raven sitting above the lamp.

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

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

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Assonance

Identify and explain an example of figurative language used in the poem.

• The line 'The sunset was a blazing fire in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a cold, hard rock in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a clear blue sky in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a gentle breeze in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

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

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

• ominous

• pallid

• nepenthe

• metaphor

• foresight

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