“Raven” Plot Charts
Agenda
Poe - “The Raven”
We talked about the poem, emphasizing detail, single effect, tragic theme, Biblical allusions, Classical allusions, symbolism, anaphora, and tone.
We talked about the poem, emphasizing detail, single effect, tragic theme, Biblical allusions, Classical allusions, symbolism, anaphora, and tone.
“The Raven” Questions
Students were given the following questions to answer about the poem (p. 326) due tomorrow, 10/28/15.
Students were given the following questions to answer about the poem (p. 326) due tomorrow, 10/28/15.
1. List three verbs that show what the poem’s narrator is doing in the first stanza.
2. What fills the narrator’s heart with terror in stanza 3? 1 quote
3. What does the narrator see when he first opens the chamber door (stanza 4)?
4. In stanza 7, the raven flies into the narrator’s chamber. Where does the raven perch? What might it symbolize?
5. Edgar Allan Poe is famous for using symbolism in his stories and poetry. How could the raven be a symbol in this poem? What clues does Poe give you to imply that the raven is a symbol rather than a literal creature? 1 quote
6. How would you describe the atmosphere created by the setting? Which images in the beginning of the poem create this atmosphere? 2 quotes
7. In stanza 12, the narrator sits down in front of the raven. What is the narrator thinking as he looks at the bird? 2 quotes
8. As the poem progresses, the narrator becomes more and more furious with the raven. Why does he become so angry? 2 quotes
2. What fills the narrator’s heart with terror in stanza 3? 1 quote
3. What does the narrator see when he first opens the chamber door (stanza 4)?
4. In stanza 7, the raven flies into the narrator’s chamber. Where does the raven perch? What might it symbolize?
5. Edgar Allan Poe is famous for using symbolism in his stories and poetry. How could the raven be a symbol in this poem? What clues does Poe give you to imply that the raven is a symbol rather than a literal creature? 1 quote
6. How would you describe the atmosphere created by the setting? Which images in the beginning of the poem create this atmosphere? 2 quotes
7. In stanza 12, the narrator sits down in front of the raven. What is the narrator thinking as he looks at the bird? 2 quotes
8. As the poem progresses, the narrator becomes more and more furious with the raven. Why does he become so angry? 2 quotes
9. Where is the raven at the end of the poem (stanza 18)? What does the raven’s presence tell the reader about the narrator’s grief? 1 quote
10. Tell me two ways this is a gothic poem. 2 quotes
11. Write an example (from the poem) of the following literary devices: (a) alliteration, (b) imagery, (c) metaphor, (d) end rhyme, (e) mood/atmosphere, (f) anaphora, and (g) setting.
Homework
“The Raven” Questions due tomorrow, 10/28/15.
11. Write an example (from the poem) of the following literary devices: (a) alliteration, (b) imagery, (c) metaphor, (d) end rhyme, (e) mood/atmosphere, (f) anaphora, and (g) setting.
Homework
“The Raven” Questions due tomorrow, 10/28/15.
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