Background
The Raven 1
The Raven 2
Miscellaneous
Literary Devices
100
Poe married his____________________
Cousin
100
The speaker hears a ______________ at his door.
What is a "rapping" or a knock.
100
The speaker's tone changes from inquisitive to ____________.
What is angry?
100
The mood of "The Raven" can be described as...
What is depressing, etc...
100
What is dialogue? And who does the speaker have dialogue with in the play?
What is "conversation"...The Raven, and himself.
200
Poe was born in ______________
Boston
200
The Raven is told from a _____________ person perspective.
What is first?
200
The speaker is mourning over his lost... (what's her name again?)
Who is Lenore?
200
The Baltimore Ravens get their colors from...
What is the purple curtains in the speaker's living room and the Raven itself being black.
200
The rapping, and tapping that occurs on the chamber door best applies to which literary device? Why?
What is imagery. Explain.
300
Poe died in __________________
Baltimore.
300
When he's interrupted, the speaker is _______________ and about to fall asleep.
What is reading?
300
The best example of repetition in the story is the Raven repeating...
What is nevermore?
300
The "Poe Toaster" leaves ____________ and _________________ on Poe's grave site.
What is cognac and a rose?
300
Tone is...
What is the attitude of the author/speaker.
400
Poe died delirious and with very little ___________________
money
400
The speaker tries to convince himself that the noise...
is just the wind.
400
The speaker refers to his house as being located on "The Plutonian Shore." Pluto is the Roman god of _________
What is death or the underworld?
400
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary...is best described as an example of ______________
What is internal rhyme?
400
Mood/Atmosphere is...
How a text makes you feel as a reader.
500
Poe lost this number of major women in his life, causing him to write sad stories like "The Raven":
What is 3
500
The Raven lands on a sculpture of...
Who is Athena/Pallas?
500
Athena is the goddess of ________________.
What is wisdom?
500
The Raven is written in ___________ line ______________.
What is six line stanzas?
500
Name the six major literary devices we used "The Raven" to learn/review...
What is imagery, internal rhyme, mood/atmosphere, tone, dialogue, and repetition.
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