The Raven

The speaker can best be described as a —

• lonely, elderly man longing for visitors

• magician conjuring up evil spirits

• poet seeking inspiration for a new work

• melancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy

In which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?

• What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”

• “Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”

• “Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”

• “On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”

What word does the raven repeat?

• Lenore

• nevermore

• prophet

• eat my shorts

Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?

• the door frame

• the mantle above the fireplace

• a bust of Pallas

• on the bookcase

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

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• suspense

What is the name of the "rare and radiant maiden" who the author pines for?

• Lenora

• Lenna

• Lydia

• Loralei

What happened to Lenore?

• She broke up with the narrator

• She moved away

• She died

• She is missing

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

• his neighbor

• the raven

• Pluto

• some late night visitor

What happens when the author opens the door?

• the raven flies in

• he screams

• he only sees darkness

• he sees Lenore standing outside

What does a raven typically symbolize?

• it doesn't mean anything

• good luck or good omen

• Bad luck or bad omen