How does the speaker feel in the opening line of the poem?
weak and weary
What was "curious" about the "lore" read by the speaker?
it was "forgotten"
What adverb does Poe use to describe the way in which the "rapping" took place in the first stanza?
Gently
What did the shadows of the dying fire look like to the speaker?
ghosts
What is the source of the speaker's discomfort?
Lenore
What was the speaker trying to "still" by "repeating" in stanza three?
The beating of his heart
In stanza 4, the speaker's mood changes from fearful to ______________.
Brave / comparatively courageous
When the speaker opened the door, what did he see?
"darkness there and nothing more"
What metaphor does the speaker use to describe how he feels when he returns to his chamber in stanza 6?
"all my soul within me burning"
How did the raven enter the room?
through the window
Where did the raven sit in the room?
on the statue of Pallas Athena.
From where does the speaker think the raven learned the word __________ from?
His former master - "caught from some unhappy master"
The speaker asks the raven "is there balm in Gilead", but what does he mean by this?
Is there a solution to the grief he feels over the "lost Lenore".
In the "balm in Gilead" line, what does the raven mean by "nevermore"?
That there is no solution to the speaker's grief.
What is the final word of the poem?
Nevermore.
In what month does the poem take place?
December
