"The Raven"
What is the narrator's late wife's name?
Lenore
What does the blue room symbolize?
Birth
Where is he from?
Boston, Massachusets
Define "Nevermore"
at no future time; never again
What is the setting of The Raven?
The narrator's dark and gloomy chamber at night
What is the masked figure?
The Red Death
What genre was Edgar Allan Poe's writing?
Gothic Horror Fiction
Define "Hearken"
Listen
What does the repetition of "nevermore" contribute to the story?
Emphasizes the narrator's loss of his love, Lenore.
Why does Poe call the partygoers "dreams"?
Their sense of safety from the plague is an illusion.
What was his most popular work?
"The Raven"
Define "Fete"
Party
What does "Plutonian" mean?
It means the underworld that is ruled by Pluto in Greek Mythology.
Why are people scared of the seventh room?
The black walls, blood-tinted pains, and the clock of ebony.
What was his first steady job?
A co-editor for Burton's Gentlemens Magazines
Define "Phantasm"
An illusion
What is the Raven (in the poem) a symbol of?
It's a symbol of the narrators never-ending grief of his lover.
What does the clock of ebony represent?
It represents the inevitability of death and that everyone has limited time on Earth.
Baltimore, Richmond, Philadelphia, New York
Define "Piquancy"
A pleasantly appetizing flavor