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