"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

How does the narrator describe his emotional state in stanza 1?

• restless and anxious

• sad and tired

• angry and frightened

• joyful and happy

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is the narrator pondering over?

• books

• unknown sorrows

• Lenore

• forgotten lore

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

In stanza 2, what month does the narrator recall the events of this poem took place?

• October

• February

• January

• December

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What action does the narrator take in stanza 4?

• He opens the door

• He cries

• He opens the window

• He prays

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CCSS.RL.11-12.1

What word does the narrator call the raven in anger in stanza 5?

• liar

• wretch

• Lenore

• blood

• God

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What response does the raven initially cause the narrator to have? (stanza 8)

• He recoils

• He smiles

• He groans

• He shouts

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What did the narrator ask of the raven in stanza 8?

• From where did he come?

• Why was he sent here?

• Who was his master?

• What is his name?

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CCSS.RL.7.1

In stanza 14, what does the narrator call the raven?

• liar

• wretch

• beast

• unholy

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CCSS.RL.7.1