Figurative Language in "The Raven"
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
"Swung my Seraphim" is demonstrating ________.
Alliteration
An address to an entity that is not physically there is a(n) _____________.
Apostrophe
According to "Self-Reliance," what is considered suicide?
Imitation
True or False: When Thoreau died, his work received much recognition.
False
This is when there is rhyming on the inside of a line of poetry.
Internal Rhyme
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
"Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore'" repeats itself throughout "The Raven," so it is called a _________.
Refrain
The dictionary definition of a word is its __________.
Denotation
According to "Self-Reliance," you should be satisfied with what you are given in life.
True
True or False: According to "Walden," Thoreau's unfinished cabin was a place "fit for the gods."
This is when an inhuman thing is given human-like characteristics.
personification
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
"Nepenthe" is a drug the ancient Greeks used to relieve anxiety and depression. The use of "nepenthe" is an example of ____________.
Allusion
When the audience knows something that the characters do not, we call this ___________.
Dramatic Irony
"Spirit that made those heroes dare / To die and leave their children free, / Bid Time and Nature gently spare / The shaft we raise to them and thee" / What are these lines asking the Spirit to do?
Spare the monument
At the beginning of "Walden," Thoreau is pretending to be a person from this profession.
Real Estate Broker (agent)
This is what you call a group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
"Tinkled" is an example of ______________.
onomatopoeia
This is the feeling associated with a word.
Connotation
According to Emerson's "Nature," what happens to a man when he enters the woods?
He becomes younger
This is why Thoreau stood out at college.
Everyone wore black coats, but he refused to conform and wore a green one.
This is the central problem in a story.
Conflict
Then, methought, the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose foot-falls tinkled on the tufted floor.
“Wretch,” I cried, “thy God hath lent thee—by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite—respite and nepenthe from thy memories of Lenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
"Denser" and "censer" form this type of rhyme.
Internal Rhyme
When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters.
Third Person Omniscient
According to Emerson's "Nature," how/why does Nature change in appearance?
It changes based on a person's mood (e.g. - If a person is happy, they will see the brilliant colors of Autumn; if a person is sad, they will see dying trees.)
This is what Thoreau says a man is rich in proportion to.
The amount of things that he can afford to leave alone
This type of writing explains using facts and statistics.
Expository