WorksheetsThe Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which detail from the poem best indicates how the narrator feels about the Raven when he first appears?
Much I marveled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly” (49)
“Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling” (43)
“Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door” (101)!
“ Leave my loneliness unbroken” (100)!
Read the line from the poem and choose the definition of the CAPITALIZED word: “Leave no black PLUME as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken” (99)!
angel
feather
drink
dreary
The Raven tells the narrator his name is Nevermore. This is an example of-
simile
hyperbole
personification
alliteration
Why does the narrator become mad at the Raven toward the end of the poem?
The Raven won’t move off of the statue.
The Raven will only say “Nevermore.”
The Raven’s answer means there is no hope for his future getting better.
The Raven tells him Lenore is o.k.
What happened to Lenore?
She broke up with the narrator
She moved away
She died
She is missing
What happens when the author opens the door?
the raven flies in
Lenore appears
his mother comes in
he sees only darkness
In "The Raven", what happens when the author opens the door?
the raven flies in
Lenore appears
his mother comes in
he sees only darkness
Who has the speaker lost?
Annabel Lee
Lenore
Leti
his mom
The poet's name is Edgar Allen Poe
True
False
“And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting/ On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door” (103-4)
The author includes these lines mainly to help the reader understand that-
The Raven has been there a short time.
The Raven has become the narrator’s friend.
The Raven is annoying.
The Raven has become like a statue himself.
Choose the example of irony from the poem-
The narrator is afraid of the dark, but he is up a midnight.
The Raven sits on a statue of wisdom, but it can’t really answer the narrator’s questions.
The bust of Pallas is pallid, but the Raven is dark ebony.
The narrator is happy to be alone, but welcomes the company of the Raven.
"Tell me why thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
This lines makes an allusion (reference) to the Greek God of --
war
the night
heaven
the underworld
What is the rhyme scheme for the stanza?
ABCABD
ABCBBB
BCACCC
CBACDA
"Truly your forgiveness I IMPLORE" (line 20).
beg/ask
sad
threatening
conversation
What are the reasons that the narrator is awake?
He was missing his wife.
He was reading.
He heard a tapping.
He was drinking.
What caused the narrator to get up and open the door then the window?
He had a visitor.
He heard a tapping.
The window was open.
He wanted to go outside.
The narrator’s conflict is mostly defined as-
character v. self
character v. society
character v. supernatural
character v. character
Who wrote "The Raven"
Jeremy Allen White
Ernest Hemmingway
Chris Brown
Edgar Allan Poe
What time does "The Raven" occur?
the witching hour
midnight
noon
5 pm
What word does the Raven repeat?
Evermore
Nevermore
Forever
Skibbidi
What is the primary theme of 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe?
Love and loss
Madness and despair
Adventure and discovery
Friendship and loyalty
In 'The Raven', what does the raven symbolize for the narrator?
Hope
Wisdom
Despair
Joy
Which literary device is predominantly used in the line 'And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain'?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Personification
What is the setting of the poem 'The Raven'?
A sunny garden
A dark forest
A midnight chamber
A bustling city
In 'The Raven', what is the narrator's initial reaction to the raven's arrival?
Fearful
Amused
Indifferent
Angry
