The Raven Heir

What words use alliteration to create rhythm in lines 14–15?

• “thrilled me,” “filled me”

• “fantastic,” “terrors,” “never”

• “filled,” “fantastic,” “felt”

• “beating,” “repeating”

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

What inference can you make about the speaker’s current state of mind from the references to the evening as “Plutonian”?

• He worries that the raven is sick.

• He is confused by the raven’s answers.

• He is preoccupied with death and ghosts.

• He fears that Lenore is held captive.

What does the speaker imagine after the raven first speaks?   A.     B.     C.   D. 

• hearing tapping

• seeing Lenore

• drinking deeply

• smelling incense

You can make the inference that the speaker hates the raven because the speaker

• says the raven really is the devil

• builds a trap to capture the bird

• leaves the room and never comes back

• blames the bird for his loss of hope

Where is the raven at the end of the poem?

• outside the speaker’s house in a storm 

• on the bust above the speaker’s door

• near the speaker’s velvet chair

• ashore on a deserted island

What is the main theme of 'The Raven Heir'?

• Family and identity

• War and peace

• Love and betrayal

• Magic and adventure

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Raven Heir'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Who is the protagonist in 'The Raven Heir'?

• Cordelia

• Raven

• Gideon

• Rosalind

What is the setting of 'The Raven Heir'?

• A futuristic city

• A medieval kingdom

• A deserted island

• A bustling metropolis