The Raven Figurative Language

What does the hyperbole help the reader understand about the persona?

• The persona feels excitement and curiosity about a visitor arriving at his door.

• The persona is on edge and highly sensitive, experiencing intense fear over small sounds.

• The persona finds the quiet of his home comforting and peaceful in his grief.

• The persona expects a sudden, joyous event and is eagerly awaiting it.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How does the metaphor impact the poem?

• It creates a peaceful and serene mood, suggesting that the speaker feels calm.

• It highlights the speaker’s irritation at being disturbed late at night.

• It emphasizes the eerie, haunted atmosphere, reflecting the speaker’s grief and loneliness.

• It introduces a sense of warmth and light in the speaker's dim surroundings.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does the simile suggests about the persona's view of the bird?

• At first, the bird represents hope, but it quickly represents despair and the persona wants it to leave.

• The persona sees the bird as a friend and is scared it will leave.

• The persona knows that bird is a bad omen that will never leave him.

• The persona wishes that the bird was Lenore, but realizes that hope has gone away.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the personification contribute to the development of the theme?

• It shows that his grief will one day leave by personifying the light that hangs over him.

• It develops the idea that there is no relief from grief by showing that even that which gives off light throws the persona into shadow.

• It helps develop the idea that redemption is possible by offering light to the persona.

• It helps develop the idea that nature can be a solace in troubled times by showing the raven sitting above the lamp.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The phrase “While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• personifcation

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

The phrase “the lamplight gloated o’er” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Assonance

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Identify and explain an example of figurative language used in the poem.

• The line 'The sunset was a blazing fire in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a cold, hard rock in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a clear blue sky in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

• The line 'The sunset was a gentle breeze in the sky' is an example of figurative language.

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which type of figurative language is used in the following line, “Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before”? Yes...there's alliteration, but it isn't a choice, so there's something else...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

The raven was an (a)   creature that appeared in the Narrator's chamber and never left.

• ominous

• pallid

• nepenthe

• metaphor

• foresight

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The phrase “Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered weak and weary” is an example of what kind of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• assonance

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4