The Raven
Which of the following best describes the relationships between the speaker and Lenore?
A. Lenore is the speaker's friend with whom he is secretly in love.
B. Lenore is the speaker's enemy and has cursed him.
C. Lenore is the speaker's lover who died
D.Lenore was the speaker's love who broke him
Answer:
C. Lenore is the speaker's lover who died
Define the phrase "bleak December" as it is used in stanza 7.
Answer:
Dark or gloomy...December
What month did this poem take place?
Answer:
December
A_________ is a collection of spoken or written words that expresses ideas or emotions in a powerfully vivid and imaginative style.
Answer:
Poem
What does the Acronym HBCU stand for?
Answer:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Describe the central theme of of the text the Raven
Loss and grief can have a powerful effect of the mind.
In the sentence "But the Raven sitting lonely on the placid bust spoke only that word" what would be considered an antonym for the word "placid"?
(stanza 55)
Answer:
Disturbance or commotion
How many characters are in the poem the Raven and who are they?
Answer:
There are three characters in the poem: the speaker, The Raven, and Lenore
stanza is defined as:
A. A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
B. Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
C. A single line of poetry.
Answer:
A. A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
True or false:
Howard University is located in Atlanta, GA.
Answer:
False
(bonus points if you can tell where it is located)
A. He is confused by the raven's answer
B. He is preoccupied with death and ghost
C. He fears that he will never see Lenore again
D. He worries that the raven is sick
Answer:
B. He is preoccupied with death and ghost
Which is the closest synonym to the word omious as it is used in the poem? (stanza 70)
A. Malign
B. Threatening
C. Haunting
D. Doomed
Answer:
C. Haunting
How does the narrator feel in the third stanza?
Answer:
Frightened
True or False:
Repetition is a word or phrase used multiple times in a text, to emphasize an emotion or idea.
True:
It might seem like it does not make sense to repeat, repeat, repeat, but when wielded correctly, the repetition of words and phrases has powerful effects in literature.
True or False:
(HBCUs) were established in the United States early in the 19th century, to provide undergraduate and graduate level educational opportunities to people of African descent. Black students were unwelcome at existing public and private institutions of higher education (IHEs), even after the passing of specific legislation, resulting in a lack of higher education opportunities.
Answer:
True
A. Resents the raven’s presence in the room
B. Thinks the raven is a sign from heaven
A. Resents the raven's presence in the room.
Athena is the Greek Goddess of_____.
Answer:
Wisdom
A conflict can be described as a literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces. The conflict described in The Raven is . . .
Answer:
D. The speaker misses his dead wife
What is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words called?
A. Repertoire
B. Rhyme
C. Reffrain
D. Assonance
B. Rhyme
Why is FAMU's mascot the rattlesnake?
Answer:
The history of the Rattler runs deep. In 1891, when FAMU was relocated to Highwood Plantation, the rural landscape was home to an abundance of wildlife, especially rattlesnakes. Their tenacity to strike — and strike and strike again — embodies the resilience and grit inside of FAMU students.
What example of figurative language is used in the sentence, "While I nodded napping, suddenly there came a tapping...?"
(Feel free to use the Figure of Speech that are posted around the classroom)
Answer:
Alliteration, because that sentence can be identified by the repeated sound of the first letter in a series of multiple words, or the repetition of the same letter sounds in stressed syllables of a phrase
What is the meaning of the word Aidenn?
Answer:
“Aidenn” is a poetic spelling of the word “Eden,” as in the Garden of Eden, the paradise of Adam and Eve before they were corrupted by sin."
The tone of the poem shifts from suspense to annoyance and to ___________.
A. Regret
B. Mournful
C. Irritation
D. Gloom
D. Gloom
What is an example of repetition used in the poem, The Raven?
Answer:
The main example of repetition in the poem is, of course, the repetition of the only word muttered by the raven: "Nevermore." This word emphasizes, repeatedly, how the speaker will never again see his lost love, Lenore, and also how he will never again be happy without her.
What is the largest HBCU?
Answer:
North Carolina A&T