WorksheetsThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the setting of the poem?
in the future during a mid-summer night
in the present on an August evening
in the past on a December evening
in the past during a mid-summer night
How does the speaker feel?
anxious to hear good news
upset over the loss of Lenore
Angry because its raining
sad over the loss of a pet
What scared the speaker in the beginning of the poem?
The sound of the phone ringing
the sound of a bird chirping
the movement of the window shade
the movement of the purple curtain
What point of view is The Raven told in?
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
Where does the raven perch after the door is open?
On the windowsill
On the back porch
On the bust of Pallas
On the book of poems
What question is most important to the speaker?
Why did the raven arrive?
Will he ever see Lenore again?
Will the raven stay all night?
Will he marry again?
What is the tone of the poem?
sad
happy
optimistic and dangerous
melancholy and mysterious
Since Lenore represents Poe's wife, the poem is considered-
A flashback
Foreshadowing
A cliffhanger
Allegorical (a symbolic representation)
"Perched upon a bust of Pallas"
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War
Belle, from beauty and the beast
Julie,t from Romeo and Juliet
Penelope, from the Odyssey
What is "Plutonian Shore?
It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead
It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation
It separates the intellects from the ordinary man
It is the path the speaker is taking
"Suddenly there came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping." Which figurative language device is being used here?
Idiom (an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head)
Flashback (an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative)
Foreshadowing (to show or indicate beforehand)
Assonance ( rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words)
What does pondered mean?
slept
focused
contemplated
stretched
"Open here I flung the shutter, when, with man a flirt and flutter," Which figurative language device is being used here?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
What does the word beguiling mean?
disappointing
encouraging
terminating
laughing
What does the word decorum mean?
dignity
aggression
humor
melancholy
What does the word countenance mean?
appetite
smile
friendship
expression
