What figurative language device is used when the narrator calls the old man's eye a vulture eye? "I undid it just so much that a single ray fell upon the vulture eye." (onomatopoeia, idiom, metaphor, or simile)
metaphor
Where does the story take place? What is the setting?
The story takes place in the narrator's chamber/bedroom.
Where does the narrator believe the raven is from?
The Underworld
What is one reason the narrator might have confessed his crimes?
He confesses out of guilt.
He went crazy.
What makes the narrator unreliable?
His insanity.
What is the one word the raven says?
Nevermore
What does the raven sit on? (What is it called in the story and what does that mean)
The bust of Pallace, a statue of Athena
What is the POV in the story?
The story is written in first person.
What was rapping at the window?
The raven
What is the significance (symbolism) of the bust and where the raven sits?
The bust of Athena represents logic and reasoning. The raven sits above it, putting himself above logic and reasoning.
What character trait does this sentence reveal about the narrator: "I know what the old felt, and pitied him, although I chuckled at heart."
He is cruel
What do we learn about the narrator when he asks the police officers to sit and rest in the same room where he's hidden the body?
he's confident
When the narrator opens his bedroom door, what does he see? and what does he hear?
He sees darkness, he hears the whispered word "Lenore"
When the raven first comes in, the narrator is interested and curious, but by the end, the narrator hates the raven.
What is different about the eighth night? (3 things)
The old man hears the narrator chuckle
The narrator makes a mistake
The old man wakes up and asks "Who's there?"
Who is Lenore to the narrator?
His love
What drug does the serephim bring to help the narrator forget Lenore? (According to the narrator)
Nepenthe