Which of the following has internal rhyme?

this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling

An example of internal rhyme within the poem is...

"This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing"

"Tell this soul if I shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore", means?

Will he meet Lenore in the afterlife?

"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore" What does nepenthe mean?

remedy to make one forget grief

Some believe the narrator is insane because...

He has a conversation with a bird

The raven most likely represents..

sorrow over Lenore's death, that can't be overcome

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1
A dirge is...
A tool for digging
A boat
healing ointment
a funeral song
2
At the start of the poem, how does the narrator describe his emotional state?
angry and scared
restless and anxious
joyful and happy
melancholy and tired
3
relevancy means
connected or appropriate
not intimidated
symbol
charming
4
The reader can infer from the poem's conclusion, that the speaker-
Has forced the raven to leave
Never escapes his despair
Will be reunited with Lenore
Dies soon
5
He is startled to hear a tapping noise. From where does he think that he hears this tapping?
The door
Outside
The window
He doesn't know
6
An example of assonance...
of each purple curtain.
Though thy crest be shorn and shaven
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"
melancholy burden bore
7
Implore means
beg
dig
charming
sad
8
discourse is
respect
da course you're currently taking
legends
discussion
9
Is the speaker pleased with the raven's response of "Nevermore"?
No
Yes
10
countenance means
not intimidated
facial expression
connected or appropriate
to add up
11
Poe uses a metaphor to compare the bird's____________ to a demon.
Feathers
Eyes
Talons
Beak
12
beguiling means
begging
charming
dreary
foreboding
13
An example of alliteration is...
"no living human being"
"all my soul within me burning"
"nodded, nearly napping"
"silence was unbroken"
14
"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore" What does quaff mean?
Spit out
Shame/Dishonor
Drink/ Take in
Forget/ Disregard
15
Which of the following has internal rhyme?
this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling
leave my loneliness unbroken! quit the bust above my door!
by the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore
each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
16
At first encounter, the speaker's reaction to the Raven is?
Revulsion
Fear
Amusement
Anger
17
undaunted means
old-fashioned
not happy
not intimidated
charming
18
In desperation, he asks the raven "is there balm in Gilead?" This is an allusion to...
Medieval philosophy
Greek mythology
The Bible
British poetry
19
chamber means
cave
bedroom
symbol
legend
20
Give an example of onomatopoeia
Followed fast and followed faster
So faintly you came tapping
Startled at the stillness
darkness there and nothing more
21
A token is...
a discussion
a style
a symbol
a song
22
quaint means
old fashioned
sad
style
dreary
23
censer means
incense burner
to block
bedroom
old fashioned
24
Which is a mythological allusion?
It shall clasp a sainted maiden
the pallad bust of Pallas
Is there balm in Gilead?
by these angels he hath sent thee
25
An example of internal rhyme within the poem is...
"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget lost Lenore
"She shall pass, ah, nevermore"
" the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core"
"This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing"
26
balm is
a legend
a healing ointment
incense burner
a funeral song
27
Which shows alliteration
tapping at my chamber door
back into the chamber
I scarcely more than muttered
no black plume as a token
28
"Tell this soul if I shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore", means?
Does Lenore love him?
Will he die soon?
Will his poem be successful
Will he meet Lenore in the afterlife?
29
melancholy means
happy
angered
sad
calm
30
lore means
scary
funeral song
legends
beg
31
Some believe the narrator dreamed the entire scene, because...
The bird talks
all of these
It says he nodded nearly napping.
It mentions dreaming dreams no mortal dared to dream before
32
"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore" What does nepenthe mean?
container for burning incense
remedy to make one forget grief
Muslim paradise
a soothing ointment
33
Some believe the narrator is insane because...
He has been drinking
He is grieving his lost love
He has a conversation with a bird
He has been napping
34
ominous means
ugly
dreary
storm
foreboding
35
The raven most likely represents..
the memory of Lenore that he will never be able to recover
the narrator's soul which can't reach salvation
a wound in the body that will never heal
sorrow over Lenore's death, that can't be overcome
36
obeisance means
fat
beg
style
respect
37
The speaker ask the raven all of the following questions EXCEPT...
How did you learn to speak?
Are you sent to heal my broken heart?
Will I be reunited with Lenore in the afterlife?
What is your name?
38
placid means
calm
sad
respect
fake
39
bleak means
old
dreary
calm
sad
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tempest means
legend
calm
storm
style
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decorum means
bedroom
old fashioned
style
symbol
42
What was the narrator pondering?
Life and death
Birds
Lenore
Literature
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A raven enters the narrator's room and perches upon a bust of Pallas; who is Pallas?
Aphrodite
Juno
Apollo
Athena

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