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The Raven (page 846)
Write the letter of the best answer on the line.
1. At the beginning of “The Raven,” the speaker is reading
a. a magazine.
c. a letter from Lenore.
b. a newspaper.
d. some rather dry old books.
2. In what time of year do the events of the poem occur?
a. summer
c. balmy spring
b. December
d. early autumn
3. The empty darkness the speaker finds when he opens the door represents
a. his friendless state.
c. the void that Lenore’s death has left in his life.
b. his fear of the supernatural.
d. the uneasy feeling that something is out there.
4. Where does the raven perch immediately after it enters the room?
a. on a bookcase
c. on a bust above the door
b. on the fireplace mantel
d. on the speaker’s walking stick
5. Repetition of the initial g sound in line 71 is an example of
a. meter.
c. allusion.
b. rhyme.
d. alliteration.
6. In lines 91-95, the speaker holds out hope that
a. Lenore isn’t really dead after all.
b. he can reunite with Lenore in the next life.
c. he can go somewhere far away and start over.
d. he’ll find an interest that will distract him from his grief.
7. The most frequently repeated sound in the poem is
a. the long a sound in raven and craven.
b. the or sound as in door, more, and Lenore.
c. the short e sound as in press, spent, and lent.
d. the pl consonant blend as in Plutonian and plume.
8. When the speaker refers to Bible passages, he is making
a. a simile.
c. an allusion.
b. an extended metaphor.
d. an analogy.
9. The theme of “The Raven” is
a. birds and their mysterious qualities.
b. the dangers of mental illness.
c. the pitfalls of self-indulgence.
d. unreasoning grief that cannot be consoled.
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Short Answer Questions for The Raven
1. What is the speaker’s mood at the beginning of the poem? Why does he feel this way? Give
evidence from the text to support your choice of mood and why he feels that way.
2. Explain the effect of the repetition of “nevermore” on the reader. Find one more example
of repetition in The Raven and summarize its effect on the reader.
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Explain – what are your thoughts and why you think that/how do you know that (cite the text and connect it
your thoughts)
Find example – write the quote from the text and tell which lines it comes from
Summarize – give your thoughts and tie it to why you think it effects the reader in that way (cite the text and
connect it your thoughts)