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WorksheetsThe Raven
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
The speaker is upset about losing a
a)
Book
b)
Loved One
c)
Bird
d)
Statue
2.
What words use alliteration to create rhythm in lines 14–15?
a)
“thrilled me,” “filled me”
b)
“fantastic,” “terrors,” “never”
c)
“filled,” “fantastic,” “felt”
d)
“beating,” “repeating”
3.
To explain the noise at the door the speaker
a)
concludes that a servant needs help
b)
guesses that a bird is in the hall
c)
assumes he has a visitor
d)
imagines Lenore is speaking
4.
The raven enters the speaker’s room and sits on
a)
a bust of a Greek goddess
b)
the edge of the door
c)
the arm of the chair
d)
a purple curtain
5.
What inference can you make about the speaker’s current state of mind from the references to the evening as “Plutonian”?
a)
He worries that the raven is sick.
b)
He is confused by the raven’s answers.
c)
He is preoccupied with death and ghosts.
d)
He fears that Lenore is held captive.
6.
The speaker tells the raven to leave because the bird
a)
says that the speaker will never see Lenore again
b)
tells the speaker that he will die very soon
c)
speaks about the ruler of the underworld
d)
tries to push the speaker out of the room
7.
The repetition of “still is sitting” in the last stanza helps you infer that the speaker
a)
resents the raven’s presence in the room
b)
thinks the raven is a sign from heaven
c)
has grown friendly with the raven
d)
wonders if the raven will speak again
8.
Where is the raven at the end of the poem?
a)
outside the speaker’s house in a storm
b)
on the bust above the speaker’s door
c)
near the speaker’s velvet chair
d)
ashore on a deserted island
9.
You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker
a)
says the raven really is the devil
b)
builds a trap to capture the bird
c)
leaves the room and never comes back
d)
blames the bird for his loss of hope
10.
What is the vocabulary word that means like the Garden of Eden/ in heaven?
a)
Balm in Gilead
b)
Plutonian
c)
Aidenn
d)
Dirg
11.
To trick or deceive is...
a)
wrought
b)
bleak
c)
bust
d)
beguiling
12.
A statue of a head is called a ...
a)
mortal
b)
nameless
c)
decorum
d)
bust
13.
Communication or conversation is...
a)
plume
b)
scarce
c)
discourse
d)
censer
14.
Easy-going or calm is...
a)
pallid
b)
Plutonian
c)
bust
d)
placid
15.
To put an end to or to stop is...
a)
surcease
b)
ominous
c)
yore
d)
scarce
16.
What time does the poem take place?
a)
Midnight
b)
10:00 pm
c)
Noon
d)
Dawn
17.
What is the narrator doing when he first hears the "tapping?"
a)
He is asleep in his bed.
b)
He is reading in his study.
c)
He is writing poetry.
d)
He is eating his dinner
18.
When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door," who did he think was outside?
a)
The raven
b)
Pluto
c)
Some late night visitor
d)
His neighbor
19.
In what month does this poem take place?
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
d)
December
20.
What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" for whom the author mourns?
a)
Annabell
b)
Pluto
c)
Lydia
d)
Lenore
21.
In stanza three after the narrator hears the tapping, what filled him with "fantastic terrors never felt before."
a)
The rustling purple curtains.
b)
The creaking floorboard.
c)
The howling wind.
d)
A woman screaming.
22.
What happens when he opens the door?
a)
He sees a maiden.
b)
He sees only darkness.
c)
The bird flies in.
d)
He sees the neighbor running away.
23.
The following line is an example of alliteration.
a)
"Doubting dreaming dreams no one dared to dream before."
b)
"But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only"
c)
But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling"
d)
"'Wrecth,' I cried, 'thy God hath lent thee-by these angels he hath sent thee.'"
24.
What is the only word that the raven utters?
a)
Lenore
b)
Quoth
c)
Nothing
d)
Nevermore
25.
Where does the raven perch once he enters the room?
a)
On a statue of a Greek goddess.
b)
The door frame.
c)
On a velvet chair
d)
The mantle over the fireplace.
26.
After pondering the purpose of this bird what is the next action that the narrator takes?
a)
He shouts at the raven.
b)
He reads to the raven.
c)
He wheels up a chair and sits in front of the raven.
d)
He swings a broom at the raven.
27.
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil, prophet still, if bird or devil!" is an example of . . .
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyperbole
28.
The raven is a symbol of . . .
a)
Death
b)
A messenger
c)
An omen
d)
All of these
29.
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
a)
The raven will never leave the chamber.
b)
The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
c)
The poet will never sleep again.
d)
It is a symbol of madness.
30.
Readers can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker will
a)
die soon
b)
never escape his despair
c)
be reunited with Lenore
d)
make his sorrow the subject of a great poem
31.
What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?
a)
The speaker's grief and lonliness
b)
The evil that haunts him
c)
The love that he had for Lenore
d)
Nature and how it affects human emotions
32.
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
a)
Happiness is fleeting.
b)
The narrator will be lost in his grief forever.
c)
The poet will never sleep again.
d)
Grief is a manifestation of insanity.
33.
"Perched upon a bust of Pallas". Who is Pallas?
a)
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War
b)
Hera, Queen of the Gods
c)
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty
d)
Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and Home
34.
The speaker was reading books to end his sadness or...
a)
make him even sadder
b)
beguile his sadness
c)
to make himself happy
d)
distract himself from his grief
35.
Why is the raven a fitting bird to show up in his room?
a)
Ravens are bringers of good luck
b)
Ravens are said to bring bad news
c)
Ravens are evil birds that attack people
d)
Ravens are Zeus' favorite bird
36.
Is the speaker's conflict resolved at the end of the poem?
a)
Yes, he has come to grips with his loss and grief
b)
No, he will continue to be unhappy.
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