How does the raven act as he enters through the window?
"...with mien or lord or lady"
The Night's Plutonian shore is an indirect reference to
hell
What is the meter of the poem?
trochaic octameter
A trochee puts the stress or accent on which syllable?
the first, third, fifth, etc.
What color does the poet mention?
purple-violet
Most of the conflict and dialogue in the poem is
internal
What does craven mean?
cowardly
What do we call the accented beats that form the rhythm of a poem?
meter
"...weak and weary" is an example of
alliteration
The references to Plutonian, Pallas, Nepenthe, Aidenn and Balm in Gilead are
allusions--from classical mythology and the Bible
A paragraph or group of lines in a poem is called a
stanza
Poe chooses "yore, floor, more, door, before, Lenore," etc. for the sake of
rhyme
How many trochees are in the last line of each stanza?
four
Which of the following best expresses the theme of the poem?
sorrow, hope and eventual peace
boredom, indifference, and acceptance
grief, horror and despair
panic, superstition and insanity
