The Raven
This single line is repeated most throughout the entire poem.
Nevermore
The water the narrator was given contained this
Drugs to make him sleep
Common settings in gothic literature
Old houses, castles, ruins, graveyards, forests, dark streets, isolated places. (must include at least 2 of these)
Several other classmates have also chosen their topics.
S= Several (plural) V=have (singular) P=their (plural) = does not agree
Mimi and Ginger, my two hamsters, eats lettuce.
S=Naomi (singular) V=lives (singular) = does agree
The literary device that is best exemplified by the phrase "Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor"
Alliteration
The rats in the story symbolize this
Hope and freedom
Country and about when Gothic lit originated.
England late 1700
People of Murfreesboro needs to learn how to drive their cars in traffic.
S= people (plural) V=needs (singular) P= their (plural) = does not agree
Naomi Nye, my favorite poet and essayist, lives in Texas.
S=Naomi (singular) V=lives (singular) = does agree
The theme of the poem
Overwhelming grief, sadness, loss of a loved one leading to madness, etc
A system of laws established in 1478 by the Catholic Church and was the reason of the narrators death sentence
The Spanish Inquisition
Adjectives to describe the mood
Creepy, mysterious, dark, suspenseful, eerie,
frightening, gloomy
A teacher should create their lessons with student success in mind.
S=teacher (singular) V= create (plural) P= their (plural)
The laundry basket next to the pile of clothes are full of socks.
S=basket (singular) V=are (plural) = does not agree
Rhyme sequence for this stanza starting with A:
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating
“’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;—
This it is and nothing more.”
ABCDDB
The narrator tried to escape his death by doing this
Rats chew through the ropes and seconds later, French soldiers come storming in and the war is over.
Three kinds of fear
Supernatural, psychological horror, isolation.
The volunteer board was so amazed at the donations it received
S=board (singular) V=was (singular) P= it (singular) = does agree
The table, which comes with four chairs, are in good condition.
S= table (singular) V=are (plural) = does not agree
The time of year the poem took place. It has this affect on the mood of the poem.
December -- it enhances the darkness/cold feeling of the chamber setting
The story ends when this happens
Rats chew through the ropes and seconds later, French soldiers come storming in and the war is over.
Gothic Themes
Fear, death, the unknown, guilt, madness, revenge, isolation, supernatural, good vs evil, etc
Teenagers and elderly has to pay more attention to their driving.
S=teenagers+elderly (plural) V= has (singular) P=their (plural) = does not agree
The sticks, pens, markers, and paper was at the top of the supply list.
S= Sticks, pens, markers, and paper (plural) V= was (singular) = does not agree