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The Raven

Narrative Poem

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"The Raven" is what type of poem? Narrative
Who is the author of "The Raven" Edgar Allen Poe
What is a parody? It is a funny, exaggerated imitation of a literary work.
What parody did you watch in class? "Treehouse of Horror", an episode of The Simpsons.
What is another parody that you can make a connection with... You have the answer:)
What are the components that make up a plot? Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action and Resolution or Denouement.
Exposition consists of: Setting, characters and tone.
What is the exposition of "The Raven"? Setting:The narrator's chamber room, Character(s): The Narrator, Tone: Creepy, Scary,Dark and Mysterious.
Who is his lost love? Lenore
What does Raven symbolize in the poem? The Raven is a bird of ill-omen.
Who is Pallas? Considered the goddess of wisdom and the Raven perches on this bust.
What is the meaning of Seraphim? Angelic being
What is the meaning of Nepenthe? Potion used to induce forgetfulness of pain and sorrow.
What is the meaning of The Balm of Gilead? A soothing ointment made in Gilead
What is the meaning of Aidenn? Arabic word for paradise.
What is the meaning of Plutonian? God of the underworld.
What word is used to illustrate the literary device of Anaphora? Nevermore
What is the definition of Anaphora? The repetition of a word or phrase.
The definition of Rhyme Scheme... The way in which a poet arranges rhymes throughout a poem.
Choose the first stanza from the poem and label the rhyme scheme. Type in the Rhyme Scheme for your answer. ABCBBB
What is an example of external rhyme? Choose an example from the second stanza: floor, Lenore or evermore
What is another name for external rhyme? End Rhyme
What is an example of internal rhyme? Choose from the third stanza. uncertain, curtain
What was the example of personification that you found in stanza three? What human characteristics were given to this object? Curtain and human characteristics of sad and uncertain.
What is a stanza? A group of lines, compares to a paragraph in writing.
What is a line? A row of words...
Each stanza of "The Raven has how many lines? 6 lines
How many syllables in a line? 16 syllables
In the sixth line about how many syllables? 7 syllables
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping." What literary device is being used by Poe? Alliteration...repetition of of the consonant n at the beginning of a word.
"Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door" Is an example of what literary device? Consonance...repetition of a consonant sound in the middle or end of each word and repeated through several words that are close to each other. In this example it is the repetition of the "t" sound.
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named Lenore. What literary device is being used? Assonance...repetition of a vowel sound in the middle or end of a word and is repeated through several words that are close to each other. Repitition of the "a" sound
What is the definition of a narrative poem? It is a poem that tells a story.
Rhythm is simply a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. In Poe's poem he begins with a stressed syllable and then an unstressed. See if you can hear the rhythm by tapping out the lines of his poem DUM da DUM da DUM da DUM da Once up on a mid night drea ry
What is the theme of the poem...and why do you think so... grief
When was Edgar Allen Poe's poem published? 1845
What is the climax of the poem? It is in the third to the last stanza. he directly asks if he will ever see Lenore again, even in heaven (Aidenn)...The Raven responds,"Nevermore"
What is the genre of this poem? Horror, Mystery
"All my soul within me burning is a... metaphor!
Definition of metaphor A direct comparison between objects
Created by: kmoppert
 

 



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