Some believe the narrator is insane because...

He has a conversation with a bird

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

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

Which of the following has internal rhyme?

this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling

The raven most likely represents..

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

"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

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The Raven Eng 3

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1
balm is
a healing ointment
incense burner
a legend
a funeral song
2
melancholy means
calm
angered
happy
sad
3
Which shows alliteration
I scarcely more than muttered
back into the chamber
tapping at my chamber door
no black plume as a token
4
A dirge is...
A tool for digging
a funeral song
A boat
healing ointment
5
At the start of the poem, how does the narrator describe his emotional state?
angry and scared
joyful and happy
melancholy and tired
restless and anxious
6
The speaker ask the raven all of the following questions EXCEPT...
Will I be reunited with Lenore in the afterlife?
How did you learn to speak?
What is your name?
Are you sent to heal my broken heart?
7
beguiling means
begging
charming
foreboding
dreary
8
Which is a mythological allusion?
It shall clasp a sainted maiden
by these angels he hath sent thee
the pallad bust of Pallas
Is there balm in Gilead?
9
Some believe the narrator is insane because...
He has a conversation with a bird
He has been napping
He is grieving his lost love
He has been drinking
10
Poe uses a metaphor to compare the bird's____________ to a demon.
Eyes
Talons
Beak
Feathers
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A token is...
a song
a style
a discussion
a symbol
12
A raven enters the narrator's room and perches upon a bust of Pallas; who is Pallas?
Juno
Apollo
Athena
Aphrodite
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An example of internal rhyme within the poem is...
"This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing"
" the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core"
"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget lost Lenore
"She shall pass, ah, nevermore"
14
The reader can infer from the poem's conclusion, that the speaker-
Has forced the raven to leave
Never escapes his despair
Dies soon
Will be reunited with Lenore
15
decorum means
symbol
bedroom
style
old fashioned
16
placid means
respect
sad
calm
fake
17
What was the narrator pondering?
Life and death
Birds
Lenore
Literature
18
At first encounter, the speaker's reaction to the Raven is?
Amusement
Anger
Revulsion
Fear
19
quaint means
sad
style
old fashioned
dreary
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chamber means
legend
bedroom
cave
symbol
21
bleak means
sad
dreary
old
calm
22
An example of alliteration is...
"nodded, nearly napping"
"silence was unbroken"
"all my soul within me burning"
"no living human being"
23
He is startled to hear a tapping noise. From where does he think that he hears this tapping?
The window
Outside
The door
He doesn't know
24
countenance means
connected or appropriate
to add up
facial expression
not intimidated
25
Is the speaker pleased with the raven's response of "Nevermore"?
No
Yes
26
An example of assonance...
melancholy burden bore
Though thy crest be shorn and shaven
of each purple curtain.
Quoth the Raven "Nevermore"
27
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!
each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor
by the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore
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undaunted means
not intimidated
charming
old-fashioned
not happy
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"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore" What does quaff mean?
Spit out
Drink/ Take in
Shame/Dishonor
Forget/ Disregard
30
tempest means
legend
storm
calm
style
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discourse is
da course you're currently taking
discussion
legends
respect
32
The raven most likely represents..
the memory of Lenore that he will never be able to recover
a wound in the body that will never heal
the narrator's soul which can't reach salvation
sorrow over Lenore's death, that can't be overcome
33
lore means
legends
beg
scary
funeral song
34
censer means
incense burner
bedroom
to block
old fashioned
35
"Tell this soul if I shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels named Lenore", means?
Will he die soon?
Will he meet Lenore in the afterlife?
Will his poem be successful
Does Lenore love him?
36
ominous means
storm
dreary
foreboding
ugly
37
In desperation, he asks the raven "is there balm in Gilead?" This is an allusion to...
The Bible
British poetry
Greek mythology
Medieval philosophy
38
Some believe the narrator dreamed the entire scene, because...
It mentions dreaming dreams no mortal dared to dream before
It says he nodded nearly napping.
all of these
The bird talks
39
obeisance means
beg
respect
fat
style
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"Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe, and forget this lost Lenore" What does nepenthe mean?
remedy to make one forget grief
a soothing ointment
container for burning incense
Muslim paradise
41
Give an example of onomatopoeia
Followed fast and followed faster
Startled at the stillness
darkness there and nothing more
So faintly you came tapping
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relevancy means
charming
not intimidated
symbol
connected or appropriate
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Implore means
charming
dig
sad
beg

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