WorksheetsThe Raven Figurative Language
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 29mins
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1.
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
2.
What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?
a)
dreary, weak, weary
b)
napping, tapping, rapping
c)
quaint, curious and forgotten
d)
midnight, pondered, muttered
3.
At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —
a)
revulsion
b)
fear
c)
anger
d)
amusement
4.
What words use alliteration to create rhythm in the following lines?
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
a)
“thrilled me,” “filled me”
b)
“fantastic,” “terrors,” “never”
c)
“filled,” “fantastic,” “felt”
d)
“beating,” “repeating”
5.
"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
rhyme
d)
repetition
6.
What is an example of assonance in Stanza 1?
(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)
(Hint: repeating vowel sounds)
a)
many, quaint, curious
b)
nodded, napping, suddenly
c)
dreary, weak, weary
d)
my, chamber, door
7.
What is an example of personification in Stanza 2?
(Hint: relating a non-human object to human)
(Hint: relating a non-human object to human)
a)
Eagerly I wished the morrow
b)
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
c)
The rare and radiant madien
d)
sorrow for the lost Lenore
8.
What is an example of consonance in Stanza 3?
(Hint: recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants)
(Hint: recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants)
a)
uncertain, purple, curtain
b)
before, door, more
c)
some, entreating chamber
d)
thrilled, fantastic, more
9.
In stanza 15, Poe uses several exclamation points: `Prophet!' said I, `thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! -
Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?
Why would Poe choose to structure his sentences this way?
a)
It means the narrator is getting upset
b)
It shows the pacing and the narrative tension are rising
c)
It gives a variety of punctuation so the reader doesn't get bored
d)
It shows the bird could be a devil
10.
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
11.
When the raven continues to only say "Nevermore", how does the narrator respond?
a)
accuses the bird of lying
b)
he kills the bird
c)
he laughs
d)
he grows increasingly frustrated
12.
What big question represents the theme of this poem?
a)
How do people handle loss?
b)
Why do people dream?
c)
What does it take to be a survivor?
d)
What are you willing to sacrifice?
13.
What is the time and year of the events?
a)
Midnight in December
b)
An afternoon at the end of October
c)
Noon in July
d)
An early April morning
14.
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
15.
The speaker can best be described as a —
a)
lonely, elderly man longing for visitors
b)
magician conjuring up evil spirits
c)
poet seeking inspiration for a new work
d)
melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy
16.
In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?
a)
“What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”
b)
“Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”
c)
“Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”
d)
“On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
a)
Happiness is fleeting.
b)
The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.
c)
The poet will never sleep again.
d)
Grief is a manifestation of insanity.
21.
The Raven is told from which point of view?
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person objective
c)
3rd person limited
d)
3rd person omniscient
22.
What question is most important to the narrator?
a)
Is there any way to remove his grief?
b)
Will he ever see Lenore again?
c)
Will the raven stay all night?
d)
Will he ever see a rainbow unicorn?
23.
The phrase "the lamplight gloated o'er" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
24.
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
25.
As someone rapping, rapping at my chamber door," is an example of . . .
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Cliche'
26.
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil, prophet still, if bird or devil!" is an example of . . .
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Hyperbole
27.
"Take thy beak from out my heart!" is an example of. . .
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Idiom
28.
A Biblical allusion (reference to something outside the literary work) to something that has healing powers.
a)
Nepenthe
b)
Balm of Gilead
c)
Seraphim
d)
Plutonian
29.
When the speaker asks the raven if there is balm in Gilead, he is asking if there is a...
a)
heaven
b)
memory erasing potion
c)
happiness to be found
d)
relief from his terrible grief
30.
What is "Plutonian Shore" referenced in the poem?
a)
It separates the land of the living and the land of the dead in Hades
b)
It is where the speaker took his wife for vacation
c)
It separates the intellects from the ordinary man
d)
It is a scientific reference to chemistry
31.
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
32.
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
33.
Why did Poe choose to use a raven versus a parrot or an owl?
a)
The Raven is happy and Poe writes about happy things
b)
The Raven is black and can speak.
c)
Ravens often appear in legend and literature as sinister omens
d)
Owls and parrots are too scary for people to read about.
34.
The speaker is upset about losing a
a)
Book
b)
Loved One
c)
Bird
d)
Statue
35.
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”
36.
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
37.
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.
38.
What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks? A. B. C. D.
a)
hearing tapping
b)
seeing Lenore
c)
drinking deeply
d)
smelling incense
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
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