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The Raven and Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven and Edgar Allan Poe
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A refresher on "The Raven" and Edgar Allan Poe.
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What does "The Raven" symbolize in the poem?
Sorrow
Mournful, never-ending remembrance
Darkness
Happiness
2
What year was "The Raven" written?
1905
1900
1870
1845
3
What line is an example of simile?
Midnight dreary
Grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt
Nevermore
As my hopes have flown before.
4
Who narrated the video I played of "The Raven?"
Morgan Freeman
Homer Simpson
Christopher Lee
James Earl Jones
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Identify the literary device: "And the only word there spoken was the whispered 'Leonore'
Repetition
Similie
Symbolism
Metaphor
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"The Raven" was Poe's first poem?
Yes
No
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What happened first in the poem?
The speaker opened the door.
The speaker sat in a chair, reading.
The speaker thought about Lenore.
The speaker opened the window
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Identify the literary device: "Here I opened wide the door--darkness there and nothing more."
Allusion
Repetition
Metaphor
Imagery
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What is the raven's response to the speaker's questions?
Nothing More
How Are You?
Hello
Nevermore
10
What job did Poe have before he became a writer?
Painter
Literary Critic
Clerk
Soldier
11
Find the literary device: "Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before"
Personification
Alliteration
Symbolism
Imagery
12
Who was the inspiration for "The Raven?"
Sarah Helen Whitman
Lenore
Annabel Lee
Poe's Wife
13
What did the speaker do when the raven told him that he would never see his dead friends again?
He told him to leave
He didn't say anything.
He threw a pillow at him.
He fell asleep.
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What kind of poem is "The Raven?"
Haiku
Narrative
Lyrical
Epic
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Edgar Allan Poe was known as the father of what genre?
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Detective Fiction
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Which line is an example of metaphor?
Others who have flown before.
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of a bird.
Once upon a midnight dreary.
Nevermore