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Which of the following best expresses the theme of the poem?
 
grief, horror and despair
 
sorrow, hope and eventual peace
 
panic, superstition and insanity
 
boredom, indifference, and acceptance
How many trochees are in the last line of each stanza?
four
Poe chooses "yore, floor, more, door, before, Lenore," etc. for the sake of
rhyme
A paragraph or group of lines in a poem is called a
stanza
The references to Plutonian, Pallas, Nepenthe, Aidenn and Balm in Gilead are
allusions--from classical mythology and the Bible
"...weak and weary" is an example of
alliteration
What do we call the accented beats that form the rhythm of a poem?
meter
What does craven mean?
cowardly
Most of the conflict and dialogue in the poem is
internal
What color does the poet mention?
purple-violet
A trochee puts the stress or accent on which syllable?
the first, third, fifth, etc.
What is the meter of the poem?
trochaic octameter
The Night's Plutonian shore is an indirect reference to
hell
How does the raven act as he enters through the window?
"...with mien or lord or lady"
In what month does the poem take place?
December
What is the final word of the poem?
Nevermore.
In the "balm in Gilead" line, what does the raven mean by "nevermore"?
That there is no solution to the speaker's grief.
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".
From where does the speaker think the raven learned the word __________ from?
His former master - "caught from some unhappy master"
Where did the raven sit in the room?
on the statue of Pallas Athena.
How did the raven enter the room?
through the window
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"
When the speaker opened the door, what did he see?
"darkness there and nothing more"
In stanza 4, the speaker's mood changes from fearful to ______________.
Brave / comparatively courageous
What was the speaker trying to "still" by "repeating" in stanza three?
The beating of his heart
What is the source of the speaker's discomfort?
Lenore
What did the shadows of the dying fire look like to the speaker?
ghosts
What adverb does Poe use to describe the way in which the "rapping" took place in the first stanza?
Gently
What was "curious" about the "lore" read by the speaker?
it was "forgotten"
How does the speaker feel in the opening line of the poem?
weak and weary


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