Poe History
Where was Edgar Allan Poe born?
Boston, Massachusetts
The speaker in the poem, "The Raven" is upset after losing ________.
Lenore/a loved one
What scared the speaker in the beginning of the poem?
Tapping at the door/the movement of the purple curtain
What point of view is the poem in?
1st person Limited
This word means "the next day"
"Morrow"
Who did Edgar Allan Poe marry? (first and last name)
Virginia Clemm
What is the setting of "The Raven" (3 elements)
At midnight, in December, in the narrator's chamber
The Raven kept repeating the word "nevermore" to emphasize that-
The speaker will never see his love again
What does "pondered" mean?
Contemplated/Wonder/Think
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling or each _______ curtain thrilled me filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before."
What is the color?
Purple
What was Poe known for while he was alive?
Being a harsh editor and critic
What does the narrator say is causing the noise at the door?
Assumes he has a visitor
What does the raven symbolize?
Manifestation of the narrator's grief, and how to continues to haunt him
What does respite mean?
Rest/ Relief
What literary genre did Poe create?
The detective genre
The raven enters the room and sits upon what? (2 things)
A bust of Pallas, above his chamber door (aka Athena Goddess of Wisdom)
What a theme of this poem?
The pain of losing a loved one may never go away.
How does the mood at the end of the poem shift from the beginning?
The narrator starts off sleepy and depressed but dives deeper into madness as the poem continues.
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary" What three figurative language devices are being used here?
Internal rhyme, Alliteration, assonance
Name 3 theories as to how Poe may have died.
Answers may vary (Beaten and concussed, Brain Swelling, Involved in voter fraud, Syphilis, Alcoholism)
"On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before."
What two figurative language devices are being used here?
Simile, personification
What are the four questions the narrator asks the raven?
-"What is your name?"
-"Will I ever forget Lenore?"
-"Will I be free from my suffering?"
-"Will I be with Lenore in the afterlife?"
"Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter" what three figurative language devices are being used?
Alliteration, internal rhyme, onomatopoeia
This is the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem shown by using letters.