The Raven Explained

After Poe wrote "The Raven" he was...

• rich

• famous

• insane

When a poem TELLS A STORY, it is called...

• Argumentative Writing

• Expository Writing

• Narrative Writing

NARRATIVE ELEMENTS: The SETTING of "The Raven" is...

• a haunted graveyard

• a dark December

• an October night

NARRATIVE ELEMENTS: The CONFLICT of "The Raven" is...

• The narrator is struggling with his sanity.

• The narrator is being attacked by the Raven.

• The narrator is grieving the loss of his love one.

When the narrator asks the Raven a series of questions, what is the only answer he gets?

• random bird squawking

• "Nevermore"

• "Yes, Master"

• "Polly want a cracker"

The Raven's response MOSTLY LIKELY means...

• NO, NEVER

  (or something negative)

• WAIT

  (I will tell you later)

• YES

  (I will do your bidding)

Raven are symbols of...

• darkness and grief

• evil and death

• pain and sadness

the ALLUSION to Athena, the goddess of wisdom,

suggests the bird has brought _?_ to the narrator.

• insanity

  (craziness)

• anger

• wisdom

After talking to the bird for a while, the narrator thinks the bird is...

• a demon

• his lost loved one

• not important

Using this ALLUSION to the Bible, the narrator is asking the Raven for a balm.

A balm is ....

• an explosive device

• a cure or healing

• a magical potion to revive life