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WorksheetsQuiz on 'The Raven'
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 27mins
What type of poem is a ballad?
A poem that narrates a story in short stanzas
A poem that uses free verse
A poem that focuses on nature
A poem that is written in haiku form
What time is it when the narrator hears a tapping in "The Raven"?
Noon in July
Midnight in December
Dawn in March
Evening in October
Where is the raven perched in the poem?
On the window sill
Above the bust of Pallas
On the narrator's shoulder
On the floor
What does the narrator say about his friends and hopes?
He has many friends and loved ones
They have all flown off
They are happy
They are nearby
What does the narrator ask the raven about heaven (Aidenn)?
If he will be happy there
If he will hold Lenore there
If he will find peace there
If he will meet his friends there
What does the word "Beguile" mean?
Charming, but in a deceptive way
A vessel for burning incense
Feeling that something bad is going to happen
Miserable, barren
What feeling does the word "Ominous" describe?
Calm
Charming, but in a deceptive way
Feeling that something bad is going to happen
Lament for the dead
A gesture of respect; bow or curtsy
(a)
What does the word "Bleak" mean?
Charming, but in a deceptive way
Miserable, barren
A vessel for burning incense
A potion for forgetting
What does "Placid" mean?
Calm
Miserable, barren
A potion for forgetting
A gesture of respect
Which word refers to a "vessel for burning incense"?
(a)
Which word is a "potion for forgetting" in mythology?
(a)
Which word means "a gesture of respect; bow or curtsy"?
Bleak
Obeisance
Tempest
Placid
Which word means "miserable, barren"?
Beguiling
Bleak
Placid
Ominous
In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of alliteration?
What happens when the narrator opens the door?
the raven flies in
Lenore appears
his mother comes in
he sees only darkness
What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?
The speaker's despair and utter lack of hope
The evil that haunts him
The love that he had for Lenore
Nature and how it affects human emotions
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
Happiness is fleeting.
The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.
The poet will never sleep again.
Being isolated has made the narrator angry.
The Raven is told from which point of view?
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
How many stanzas are in the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe?
10
12
18
20
What is a stanza in a poem?
A group of words
A group of lines
A single line
A paragraph
"...suddenly there came a tapping,/As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door./"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door--..."
What literary device is used with the words "rapping" and "tapping' in "The Raven"?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
Match the following:
Seraphim
highest ranking angels
censer
a container for burning incense
Balm in Gilead
a medicinal, healing balm
dirges
funeral songs
Pallas
goddess of wisdom
What is the significance of the raven in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?
It symbolizes hope.
It is a messenger of death.
It represents love.
It signifies wealth.
In what stanza does the narrator "shriek?"
17
18
12
1
What does "the Night's Plutonian shore" mean?
A metaphorical representation of a boundary associated with Pluto, symbolizing the underworld.
Poe's poetic description of a beach on Earth during winter.
Match the following
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
allusion
reference to history or literary
onomatopoeia
words that represent sounds
dirges
funeral songs
A Biblical allusion (reference to something outside the literary work) to something that has healing powers.
Nepenthe
Balm of Gilead
Seraphim
Plutonian
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
"Perched upon a bust of Pallas". Who is Pallas?
Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom and War
Hera, Queen of the Gods
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and Home
What is "Plutonian Shore" referenced in the poem?
It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead in Hades
It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation
It separates the intellects from the ordinary man
It is a scientific reference to chemistry
What is "Plutonian Shore" referenced in the poem?
It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead in Hades
It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation
It separates the intellects from the ordinary man
It is a scientific reference to chemistry
The speaker was reading books to end his sadness or...
make him even sadder
beguile his sadness
to make himself happy
distract himself from his grief
Why is the raven a fitting bird to show up in his room?
Ravens are bringers of good luck
Ravens are said to bring bad news
Ravens are evil birds that attack people
Ravens are Zeus' favorite bird
"And an echo murmured back the word..." is an example of:
alliteration
personification
allusion
symbolism
Is the speaker's conflict resolved at the end of the poem?
Yes, he has come to grips with his loss and grief
No, he will continue to be unhappy.
What does the narrator want to forget?
Lenore
His sorrow
The raven
Pallas
In stanza 13, it states: "On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
She shall press, ah, nevermore!"
To gloat means to boast about someone's misfortune.
"Lamp-light gloating" is an example of...
This word is an allusion to a mythological potion for forgetting one's sorrow. It is requested by the narrator in stanza 14.
(a)
