What is the mood at the beginning of The Raven?
Dreary and sad
Happy and joyful
Calm and peaceful
Exciting and adventurous
What time of night does the poem begin?
Evening
Noon
Sunrise
Midnight
Who is the speaker mourning in the poem?
Athena
His lost youth
The raven
Lenore
Where does the raven perch when it enters?
On the bed
On the window sill
On the bust of Pallas
On the floor
What is the only word the raven speaks?
“Forevermore”
“Nevermore”
“Evermore”
“Lenore”
Which literary device is used in “weak and weary”?
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
The raven is a symbol of…
Death and sorrow
Good luck
Love and hope
Wisdom and learning
What happens each time the speaker asks a question?
The raven answers “Nevermore”
Lenore appears
The speaker laughs
The raven flies away
What does “dreary” mean in the poem?
Angry and fierce
Bright and hopeful
Confused and strange
Sad and dull
Which is a synonym for “tapping” in the poem?
Running
Singing
Whispering
Knocking
What is the setting of the poem?
A graveyard
A castle tower
The speaker’s chamber (room)
A forest
How does the speaker feel as the poem goes on?
More joyful
More calm and relaxed
More forgetful
More desperate and hopeless
What does the speaker hope the raven will bring?
A song
Answers about Lenore
A magic spell
Food
Which literary device is in “silken, sad, uncertain rustling”?
Irony
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
At the end of the poem, where is the raven?
Perched on the bed
Flying away
Outside the window
Still sitting above the door
True or False: Honey never spoils, even after thousands of years.
TRUE
FALSE
