The Raven

The tone of the poem is _______.

The poem takes place in the winter. Which month?

The reason for the speaker's sadness is ______.

The speaker is ______ at the beginning of the poem.

The raven constantly repeats itself.

The raven is never leaving and this causes the speaker to become ______.

A simile is a comparison between two different things WITHOUT using like or as.

The speaker hears a "rapping" at his door, his visitor is a neighbor.

Before wishing the raven would leave, the speaker is happy to have the company.

The rapping causes the speaker to stop reading. Where does the raven sit when he comes in?

The raven flies in and only says one word the entire time. The repeated word is Lenore.

The raven is a symbol for the speaker's ______.

The speaker is being haunted by the spirit of his lost love.

Alliteration is the same letter or sound at the beginning of words.

The speaker of the poem is a _________.

When does the poem take place?

The speaker feels ______ at the idea that Lenore is visiting him.

Poe makes a biblical allusion to "Gilead" in the poem.

Poe uses several literary devices in this poem. One of them is allusion.

Pallas is an allusion to ______.