The Raven Questions and Answers
In "The Raven," how does the narrator's emotional state change during the poem?
What is the meaning of "Nevermore," repeated by the raven? How does it change throughout the poem?
What is the mood/tone of Poe's "The Raven"?
In "The Raven," how does the speaker's state of mind change as the poem progresses and what is its cause?
Please explain the repetition used and its effect in "The Raven."
How does the narrator's attitude change towards the raven as "The Raven" progresses?
Characterize the narrator's state of mind in "The Raven." Support your claim with two pieces of evidence from the text.
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December; / And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor." What does this mean?
What are some descriptive words about the bird in "The Raven"?
In “Showdown” by Shirley Jackson, a teenager lives a haunting, reoccurring day in a small town. Pair “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe with “Showdown.” How are supernatural elements used in each text? How do the authors both manage to create suspense with their supernatural elements?
Are there any similes and/or metaphors in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?
What does "ghost" mean in the context of line 8 in "The Raven"?
What is the conflict in "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?
In Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven", what is a Pallas or a bust?
What is the moral of "The Raven"?
In "The Raven," what specific words serve to establish mood? What lines and phrases occurring later in the poem sustain this mood?
What is the point of view in "The Raven" by Poe and how does it relate to the general theme?
What does the line "Vainly had I sought to borrow from my books surcease of sorrow" mean?
Explain at least two allusions from the poem "The Raven."
I'm doing a report on "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe. I have to have clues that state why the narrator might be dreaming the whole story or that he is not dreaming. What textual evidence could I use for both if I need at least three for each?
In the poem "The Raven" by Poe, do you think there is really a raven in the speaker's chambers? Why or why not?
How does Edgar Allan Poe use imagery and figurative language to build suspense in his poem "The Raven"?
How does the author create a mood in the opening stanza of "The Raven"?
What Is The Setting Of The Raven
What is the main meaning or message of "The Raven"?
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping." Identify the effect of the alliteration in this passage from "The Raven."
In the poem "The Raven," what does the speaker mean by asking "is there balm in Gilead?"
Consonance In The Raven
What is the main idea of "The Raven"?
What two questions does the narrator ask the raven towards the end of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?
In "The Raven," why does Poe use a raven instead of another bird or animal?
What is the atmosphere of "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe?
At the end of the poem "The Raven," what does the speaker want from the raven?
What is the climax in the story "The Raven"?
What is the setting of "The Raven" (month/weather)?
How is imagery used in "The Raven"?
How does Poe's "The Raven" reflect the era in which it was written?
What does the 11th stanza of "The Raven" actually mean?
Is there any evidence suggesting the speaker is going mad?
What kind of irony is used in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"?
What does stanza 11 mean from "The Raven"? Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, "Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of 'Never-nevermore.'" What is it really trying to say?
At the end of the poem, what does the speaker mean when he says the Raven "still is sitting" above the door?
What does the raven mean in stanza 12 when he says "nevermore"? I am doing this research in class and we have to find the meanings of selected stanzas. I have to do 12, 13, and 14.
In "The Raven," why does the speaker become more and more agitated at the refusal of the bird to speak?
Who does the speaker say sent the raven? Why, according to the speaker, was he sent?
Who is the speaker in "The Raven"?
In "The Raven," how does the narrator respond to the noise he hears?
In "The Raven," where does the speaker first believe the tapping is coming from?
Is there dramatic irony in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven?"
What are the four questions the narrator asks the Raven?
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