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Which of the following best describes the poetic structure of “The Raven”?
- B. “The Raven” is a narrative poem with a regular meter.
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Which of the following lines uses the poetic element of alliteration to create an unfavorable or sinister effect?
- C. “What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore”
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Which of the following lines uses punctuation as a poetic element to create a powerful emotional force?
- D. “She shall press, ah, nevermore!”
Reread lines 67– 78 of the poem. Then answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.
From “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
67 But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
68 Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
69 Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
70 Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—
71 What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore
72 Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”
73 This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
74 To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core;
75 This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
76 On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamp-light gloated o’er,
77 But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,
78 She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Which of the following best describes the poetic structure of “The Raven”?
Answer choices for the above question
A. “The Raven” is a lyrical poem written in free verse.
B. “The Raven” is a narrative poem with a regular meter.
C. “The Raven” is an open form poem with a varying meter, rhyme scheme, and stanza length.
D. “The Raven” is a sonnet written in iambic pentameter.
Which of the following lines uses the poetic element of alliteration to create an unfavorable or sinister effect?
Answer choices for the above question
A. “But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,”
B. “Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—”
C. “What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore”
D. “But whose velvet-violet lining with the lamp-light gloating o’er,”
Which of the following lines uses punctuation as a poetic element to create a powerful emotional force?
Answer choices for the above question
A. “Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;”
B. “Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking”
C. “Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—”
D. “She shall press, ah, nevermore!”
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