Raven Questions
Answer the following questions based on the poem The Raven. Write in complete sentences on your own
sheet of paper. You will be able to use your notes on the quiz.
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Lines 25-26: What poetic device is being used? Why do you think Poe used this repetition?
Lines 31-35: What are the end words that rhyme?
Lines 36-59: How does the speaker react to the bird’s entrance?
Lines 81-83: Why was the raven sent to his chamber?
Lines 85-95: How does the speaker view the bird?
Lines 96-101: What are the internal rhymes in these stanzas? What does this type of rhythm add
to the poem?
7. Lines 103-End: What happens to the raven? What kind of creature is the raven? What happens to
the speaker?
8. What three words would you use to describe the raven?
9. What meanings or meanings do you think the word nevermore has in the poem? What effect does
the repetition of the word have on you?
10. How do you explain the raven and its visit? Think about why the bird comes to the speaker,
whether the bird is real or an illusion.
Raven Questions
Answer the following questions based on the poem The Raven. Write in complete sentences on your own
sheet of paper. You will be able to use your notes on the quiz.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Lines 25-26: What poetic device is being used? Why do you think Poe used this repetition?
Lines 31-35: What are the end words that rhyme?
Lines 36-59: How does the speaker react to the bird’s entrance?
Lines 81-83: Why was the raven sent to his chamber?
Lines 85-95: How does the speaker view the bird?
Lines 96-101: What are the internal rhymes in these stanzas? What does this type of rhythm add
to the poem?
7. Lines 103-End: What happens to the raven? What kind of creature is the raven? What happens to
the speaker?
8. What three words would you use to describe the raven?
9. What meanings or meanings do you think the word nevermore has in the poem? What effect does
the repetition of the word have on you?
10. How do you explain the raven and its visit? Think about why the bird comes to the speaker,
whether the bird is real or an illusion.