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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" analysis questions in preparation for PARCC assessment
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1
Why
is the narrator reading? (Lines 10-11)
for entertainment
to feel sorrow
to escape his pain
to research
2
Which
poetic element
is used in Line 8 to give information about the setting?
onomatopoeia
repetition
rhyme
imagery
3
What is special about the chair in which the narrator sits? (Stanza 13)
Lenore once sat there.
The bird pooped on it (ewe)!
Lenore loved that chair.
It is purple.
4
For what could the "
dying embers
" in Line 8 be a
symbol
?
memories of Lenore
nothing
birds' wings
the narrator's books burning
5
What is the narrator doing in Stanza 12?
trying to get to know the Raven better
thinking about getting a snack
trying to move his furniture around
trying to figure out what the bird means
6
How is imagery used in Line 32?
to intensify the mood
to give information about the setting
to give information about the narrator
to create suspsense
7
In what stanza does the narrator ask the Raven if he will hold Lenore again?
16
13
15
14
8
What mood is created by the setting in the first stanza?
happy
sleepy
cozy
lazy
9
How does the mood change from Stanza 13 to Stanza 14?
thoughtful and wide awake to sleep and silly
calm to happy
calm and pensive to angry and scared
10
Which poetic element does Poe use in Line26 to show the narrator doesn't believe his own ideas?
reptition
assonance
onomatopoeia
rhyme
11
What is the narrator
doing
when the visitor taps at his door (stanza 1)?
reading
singing
writing
watching tv
12
What is significant about where the Raven chooses to perch?
The Raven perches above the narrator.
The Raven perches on a statue of the goddess of Wisdom.
The Raven is inside his home.
The Raven wants food.
13
What
sound element
does Poe use in lines 1&3 to draw attention to the narrator's actions?
onomatopoeia
repetition
alliteration
rhyme scheme
14
What is the narrator's prediction about the Raven's future actions? (Stanza 10)
The Raven will leave the narrator.
The Raven will just sit above his door.
The Raven will peck out the narrator's eyes.
The Raven will hurt the narrator.
15
Which lines in Stanza 3 most clearly shows the narrator's terrified feelings?
16-17
15-16
13-14
14-15
16
Which line in Stanza 18 indicates the narrator feels better after telling the bird to leave?
105
104
103
none
17
According to the narrator (in Stanza 14), why is the Raven here?
to bring the narrator to Hell (on behalf of the devil)
to tell the narrator about a storm
to give the narrator a message from God
to get sugar for the neighbor
18
At the
end
of Stanza 17, how is
imagery
used?
to show the narrator is angry
to show the bird is mad
to show the bird's words have hurt the narrator
to show the storm outside
19
Why is the
color
of the Raven important? (Line 43)
Yellow signifies happiness.
Blue signifies sadness.
Black signifies death or sorrow.
20
What do Lines 28-30 reveal about the narrator's feelings?
he hopes to see Lenore
he is waiting for a visitor
he hates Lenore
21
What is the first question the narrator asks the Raven?
Do you know Lenore?
What is your name?
Why are you here?
Will I see Lenore?
22
Nepenthe (Stanza 14) is an anti-depressant. Why is the narrator taking it?
to make the bird go away
to go to sleep
to forget Lenore
23
Why does Poe use
repetition
at the end of each stanza?
because the bird only knows one word
to show the narrator's sorrow
to show that Lenore will not return
to set the mood
