Question
Use the stanza to answer the question.
"Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore.""
Which line from the stanza is an allusion to Roman mythology?
a. “By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,”
b. “‘Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,’ I said, ‘art sure no craven,”
c. “Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!’”
d. “Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,”
"Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore —
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore.""
Which line from the stanza is an allusion to Roman mythology?
a. “By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore,”
b. “‘Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,’ I said, ‘art sure no craven,”
c. “Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!’”
d. “Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,”
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The line that contains an allusion to Roman mythology is:
c. “Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!”
This references "Plutonian," which relates to Pluto, the Roman god of the underworld.
c. “Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!”
This references "Plutonian," which relates to Pluto, the Roman god of the underworld.