Poetic Devices I
The phrases "weak and weary" (1) and "quaint and curious" (2) start off the poem with two strong examples of this type of figurative language.
Alliteration
This type of figurative language could best be described as a word that, when spoken, sounds like the action or noise it represents.
Onomatopoeia
This is the speaker of the poem.
A man who lost his love
This is another word for "plume" (99)?
Feather
In the 13th stanza (73-78), the speaker is getting upset the Lenore will never do this simple act again.
Sit down on the cushion
The repetition of this word in the first stanza adds to its effect as an onomatopoetic device.
"Rapping"
These are three of the best examples of alliteration in the 5th stanza of the poem.
"Deep into that darkness" (25); "Doubting, dreaming dreams" (26); "dared to dream" (26); "whispered word" (28)
This is the intended audience of the poem.
General audience
This word refers to the way someone acts or their behavior, found in the 8th stanza of the poem.
"Decorum"
This is one possible reason the speaker continues to ask the raven questions, though he knows the bird can only speak on word.
His descent into madness (hopelessness, wants to get angry, going crazy, etc.)
This is the rhyme scheme of the poem.
ABCBBB
This is one possible explanation for Poe's repetition of the name "Lenore."
Insanity (going crazy, hopelessness, etc.)
This is the tone of the poem.
Melancholy (creepy, crazy, etc.)
The word "dirges" refers to these. Use context clues in surrounding lines, if needed.
Sad, mournful songs
This is one explanation as to why the speaker wants to "quaff this kind nepenthe" (83).
He wants to ease his heartache (get relief, forget Lenore, etc.)
This word and similar phrase appear in all but one stanza, often coming from the mouth of the raven.
"Nevermore" and "nothing more"
This is one consequence of Poe giving the poem a sing-songy, musical rhyme scheme.
Makes the poem captivating to the audience (makes it catchy, lead to its popularity, people can memorize it, makes it hypnotic, etc.)
"Losing a loved one can have a profound effect on a person" is one potential __________ of the poem.
Theme
This word, rhyming with one of the main characters of the poem, means "cowardly."
"Craven" (45)
These are two examples of words, phrases, or images that add to the foreboding, suspenseful feel of the poem.
"uncertain rustling" (13), "grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt" (71)
These two phrases in stanza 7 help paint the picture of the raven entering the room like royalty.
"stately Raven" (38) and "mien of lord or lady" (40)
Over the first two stanzas, Poe uses imagery to show the reader that the speaker was doing this right before the raven arrives.
Sitting among his books (reading, napping, etc.)
Based on the video we watched on Poe's background, one thing he has in common with the speaker of the poem is this.
Poe and the speaker both loved women who died before they did.
These are two words that could be used as synonyms for "implore" (88).
Demand, beg (ask, etc.)
This is one example of what the raven symbolizes in the poem.
Death (evil, night, sadness, devil, etc.)