Question
Use the stanza to answer the question.
"Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he: not an instant stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—
Perched, and sat, and nothing more."
Which line from the stanza is an allusion to Greek mythology?
a. “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—”
b. “But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—”
c. “Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,”
d. “Perched, and sat, and nothing more.”
"Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he: not an instant stopped or stayed he;
But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—
Perched, and sat, and nothing more."
Which line from the stanza is an allusion to Greek mythology?
a. “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—”
b. “But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—”
c. “Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,”
d. “Perched, and sat, and nothing more.”
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The line from the stanza that is an allusion to Greek mythology is:
a. “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—”
"Pallas" refers to Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.
a. “Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door—”
"Pallas" refers to Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war.