Vocab (TTH & Raven)
To believe something that may be different from what it seems.
What it to suspect?
The narrator claims he is not mad, but rather that his senses—especially this one—have become unnaturally sharp.
What is hearing?
Line that shows that the old man is in a dangerous situation.
What is "I knew that the old man couldn't even dream of my secret actions or thoughts.?
The reason the speaker refers to Lenore as "lost'.
What is she has died?
Phrase from Lines 79-84 creates an image that helps to build suspense.
What is " the air grew denser?
Predicts what will happen in the future.
What is a prophet?
At the beginning of the story, the narrator tries to convince us that he is....
What is "healthy and calm"?
Line that shows the narrator should not be trusted.
What is "would someone who is mad have been this smart?
The speaker's reaction to the Raven at the beginning of the poem.
What is amused?
Phrase from Lines 67-72 creates a scary/frightening image.
What is " grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore?
To think carefully about something.
What is to ponder?
In the end, what causes the narrator to confess?
What is guilt, regret, his own imagination?
This specific physical feature of the old man that ultimately drives the narrator to commit murder.
What is the pale blue eye?
The speaker's reaction to the Raven at the end of the poem.
What is suffering?
Phrase from Lines 85-90 that creates an image of loneliness.
What is "all alone yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted"?
Important and connect to something else.
What is relevance?
The action in the story suddenly speeds up when the narrator hears this.
What is the beating of the old man's heart?
The type of narrator is used in the story, making the reader question the truth of the story.
What is the unreliable narrator?
In the last stanza, the fact that the raven remains above the door shows this.
What is that the speaker has no escape from his pain?
The only word the Raven speaks throughout the entire poem.
What is "Nevermore"?
A heavy thing that must be carried.
What is a burden?
A word that best describes the narrator while he prepares to kill the old man.
What is patient?
Poe's use of dark settings, internal psychological torment, and supernatural elements classifies these works as part of this genre.
What is gothic fiction?
The narrator is mourning the loss of this woman, whom the angels name.
Who is Lenore?
When the Raven enters the room, it perches upon this object, symbolizing the narrator's loss of logic and reason to grief.
What is the bust of Pallas?