The Raven

  1. In what way does Poe’s use of sound devices contribute to the creation of a single effect?
  2. What kind of person is the speaker?
  3. Summarize the stanza-long sentence beginning “Presently my soul grew stronger.”
  4. What is the speaker’s first reaction to the Raven?
  5. Which aspects of the Gothic style are evident in the speaker’s relationship to the Raven?
  6. What does the speaker want the Raven to tell him?
  7. Why do you think this poem has remained popular over the last 100 years?
  8. What is the speaker’s emotional state as the poem begins?
  9. With that emotion does the speaker first greet the Raven?
  10. At the end of the poem, what does the speaker mean when he says the Raven “still is sitting” above the door?

The Raven

  1. In what way does Poe’s use of sound devices contribute to the creation of a single effect?
  2. What kind of person is the speaker?
  3. Summarize the stanza-long sentence beginning “Presently my soul grew stronger.”
  4. What is the speaker’s first reaction to the Raven?
  5. Which aspects of the Gothic style are evident in the speaker’s relationship to the Raven?
  6. What does the speaker want the Raven to tell him?
  7. Why do you think this poem has remained popular over the last 100 years?
  8. What is the speaker’s emotional state as the poem begins?
  9. With that emotion does the speaker first greet the Raven?
  10. At the end of the poem, what does the speaker mean when he says the Raven “still is sitting” above the door?

The Raven

  1. In what way does Poe’s use of sound devices contribute to the creation of a single effect?
  2. What kind of person is the speaker?
  3. Summarize the stanza-long sentence beginning “Presently my soul grew stronger.”
  4. What is the speaker’s first reaction to the Raven?
  5. Which aspects of the Gothic style are evident in the speaker’s relationship to the Raven?
  6. What does the speaker want the Raven to tell him?
  7. Why do you think this poem has remained popular over the last 100 years?
  8. What is the speaker’s emotional state as the poem begins?
  9. With that emotion does the speaker first greet the Raven?
  10. At the end of the poem, what does the speaker mean when he says the Raven “still is sitting” above the door?