"The Raven"
The speaker is mourning this at the beginning of the poem.
What is the loss of his beloved/Lenore.
The speaker is addressing ______ when using the line "Do not weep, maiden."
What is a young woman mourning a soldier's death?
Complete the opening line: "Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er ___.
The main subject of "Sympathy" is this.
The location for this poem is ________.
What is a city at night / urban streets under streetlights?
The speaker finds this perched above his chamber door.
What is a bust of Pallas (Athena)?
This repeated refrain repeats throughout the poem.
What is "war is kind"? OR
What is "do not weep"?
The speaker compares this to success.
What is "something sweet"? OR
What is "nectar"? OR
What is "food that can be tasted and savored"?
The bird sings about ________.
What is freedom / escape / hope / its desire to break free?
________ is personified as a friend in this poem.
What is the night?
The raven symbolizes ________ in the poem.
What is death? OR
What is loss? OR
What is despair?
Crane's use or irony serves which purpose.
Explain the paradox in the opening line: "Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.
What is it's contradictory - those who never succeed are the ones who value success most which seems illogical but reveals a deeper truth?
________ gets personified in "Sympathy." Give what gets personified and describe how it's personified.
What is the bird is given human qualities: it sings, feels pain, desires freedom, and shows emotional resilience?
The image of rain reinforces these moods.
What is sadness? OR
What is isolation?
Poe uses which literary device throughout the poem to build suspense.
What is foreshadowing?
In the poem, _________ happens to the lone soldier.
What is he died in battle? OR
What is he was killed in the war?
The poem's message applies to life in what way.
What is those who have worked hardest or suffered most appreciate their victories the most?
The poem's central message is ________.
What is the speaker understands the pain of the oppressed and recognizes their resilience and hope?
The dark, rainy night mirrors ________.
What is the speaker's sadness and isolation?
The speaker sees this in the raven's eyes which greatly disturbs him.
What is the reflection of his own despair? OR
What is his deepest fears?
What is "consuming"? OR
What is "destructive"? OR
What is "indifferent to human suffering"?
The final line "To comprehend a nectar / Requires sorest need" means ________.
What is to truly understand or appreciate something sweet/good, you must have experienced hardship or deprivation first?
The caged bird represents ________ in the poem.
What is enslaved or oppressed people / anyone trapped by circumstance or injustice?
________ is a symbol for civilization/safety left behind.
What are the city lights?