Plot
What response does the raven initially cause the narrator to have? (line 43)
he smiles
Who is Pallas? (line 41)
The Greek Goddess of wisdom Athena
What does "nevermore" mean to the narrator in this poem?
He won't ever see Lenore again/ never find relief from his pain/ ???
What does the narrator then ask of the raven? (line 47)
To tell him what his name is
DAILY DOUBLE! Who is Pluto? (line 47)
Roman god of the underworld
What is the narrator's theory for how the raven knows how to speak (line 62-63)?
He thinks that the raven was a pet who was taught to repeat and memorize some words.
DAILY DOUBLE! After pondering the purpose of this bird what is the next action that the narrator takes? (line 67)
He wheels a chair in front of the raven.
What is it called when an author/poet makes a reference to a famous movie, story or myth?
An Allusion
When the narrator says that his other friends have "flown before" who might he be talking about? (line 58)
Lenore
What is the narrator's prediction of the raven's future action? (line 58)
The raven will leave him
ID the trope: “Other friends have flown before —On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.” (line 58)
Simile OR Zeugma
What is significant about where the raven chooses to perch? (line 41)
On top of wisdom Goddess, above (dominant) over narrator
What is the narrator doing when he sits in his chair? (Line 70)
Trying to figure out what the raven means but "nevermore"
ID Trope: "That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour." (line 56) AND what does it mean?
Simile
Why is the color of the raven important? What does it mean? (line 43)