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- 1. Multiple Choice
At what time and when does the poem take place?
Midnight in December
An afternoon at the end of October
Noon in July
An early April morning
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe speaker can best be described as a —lonely, elderly man longing for visitorsmagician conjuring up evil spiritspoet seeking inspiration for a new workmelancholy person trying to forget a great tragedy
- 3. Multiple ChoiceIn which quotation below are the underlined words an example of sound effects created by alliteration?“What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore / Meant in croaking ‘Nevermore.’”“Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken! / Leave my loneliness unbroken!—quit the bust above my door!”“Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, / Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.”“On this home by Horror haunted—tell me truly, I implore— / Is there—is there balm in Gilead?—tell me—tell me, I implore!”
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happens when the narrator opens the door?
the raven flies in
Lenore appears
his mother comes in
he sees only darkness
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where does the raven perch when he comes into the house?
on top of a lamp
the mantle above the fireplace
a bust of Pallas above the chamber door
on the bookcase
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the Raven symbolize in this poem?
The speaker's despair and utter lack of hope
The evil that haunts him
The love that he had for Lenore
Nature and how it affects human emotions
- 7. Multiple Choice
. Which of the following statements best expresses the central idea of “The Raven”?
Happiness is fleeting.
The narrator will grieve Lenore's death forever.
The poet will never sleep again.
Grief is a manifestation of insanity.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Raven is told from which point of view?
1st person
3rd person objective
3rd person limited
3rd person omniscient
- 9. Multiple Choice
What question is most important to the narrator?
Is there any way to remove his grief?
Will he ever see Lenore again?
Will the raven stay all night?
Will he ever see a rainbow unicorn?
- 10. Multiple Choice
How does the speaker feel about the bird by the end of the poem?
Enraged
Cheerful
Sad but relieved
Comfortable with his future
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the poem, the raven is "Perched upon a bust of Pallas". Who is Pallas?
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty
Hera, Queen of the Gods
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and War
Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth and Home
- 12. Multiple ChoiceReaders can infer from the poem's conclusion that the speaker willdie soonnever escape his despairbe reunited with Lenoremake his sorrow the subject of a great poem
- 13. Multiple Choice
The narrator describes the raven as "ebony". What does "ebony" mean?
strange or creepy
dark black in color
old
rainbow colored
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the external rhyme scheme of the poem?
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Iambic pentameter
HIJKLMNOP
A-B-C-B-B-B
- 15. Multiple Choice
The phrase "the lamplight gloated o'er" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
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