"The Raven" assessment

1. Choose the BEST OPTION that reflects the dark theme embodied in “The Raven”.

• A.    Being abandoned can drive you crazy.

• B. All humans are universally connected

• C. Grief can overcome humans and destroy them.

• D. A.    Humans have an evil tendency to harm others.

Identify the figurative language in the given line from stanza two “Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor”.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomotopia

What do books in the given line  “books surcease of sorrow” from stanza two symbolize?

• 1. Source of knowledge

• 2. Haven from sorrow

• 2. Entertainment

• 2. Literary work

  What is the rhyme scheme of Stanza two?

• A. aab bbc

• B. abc dbb

• C. abc bbb

• D. abb ddd

Compose a stanza following the rhyme scheme of the second stanza in “The Raven”

State a sound device that is depicted in one of the first three stanzas

what meter does Poe use in the poem

The tone of the poem is

Briefly evaluate one psychological theme in the first three stanzas

What does the knocking on the narrator's door symbolizes?