Windigo, The Raven and Beware

What time does the poem take place?

• midnight

• noon

• morning

• afternoon

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When the author first heard the "rapping at his chamber door", who did he think was outside?

• his neighbor

• the raven

• some late night visitor

• his mother

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The speaker is upset about losing a  

• Book
• Loved One
• Bird
• Statue

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To explain the noise at the door the speaker

• concludes that a servant needs help
• guesses that a bird is in the hall
• assumes he has a visitor
• imagines Lenore is speaking

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What are 3 words from the 1st stanza that help establish the tone?

• dreary, weak, weary

• napping, tapping, rapping

• quaint, curious and forgotten

• midnight, pondered, muttered

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At first encounter, the speaker’s reaction to the Raven is —

• revulsion

• fear

• anger

• amusement

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"As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door" is an example of which sound device

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• suspense

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"While I nodded, nearly napping…" is an example of which sound device

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• rhyme

• repetition

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"And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."

Is an example of which poetic device?

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Imagery

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Why did Poe choose to use a raven versus a parrot or an owl?

• The Raven is happy and Poe writes about happy things

• The Raven is black and can speak.

• Ravens often appear in legend and literature as sinister omens

• Owls and parrots are too scary for people to read about.

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